Waupaca, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Waupaca, WI Summary

Crime in Waupaca research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waupaca over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waupaca:

  • There were 110 total crimes committed in Waupaca in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,731.7 total crimes per 100K people in Waupaca.
  • The overall crime rate in Waupaca is -18.28% below the national average.
  • Waupaca ranks #221 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waupaca ranks #6,646 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Waupaca Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waupaca is 1,731.7 per 100,000 people. That's -18.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 20.88% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waupaca
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 110 1,731.7 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 314.9 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 23 362.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 5 78.7 117.2 229.0
Larceny 77 1,212.2 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 78.7 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 87 1,369.6 1,154.1 1,760.0

Waupaca Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Waupaca

23
Violent Crimes
362.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
0.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Waupaca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waupaca is 362.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 276.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waupaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 0.86% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.01% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waupaca

87
Property Crimes
1,369.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 87 property crimes in Waupaca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waupaca is 1,369.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waupaca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.18% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.68% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waupaca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
De Pere, WI 25,319 163 643.8 568.7 75.0
Menasha, WI 18,008 191 1,060.6 882.9 177.7
Kaukauna, WI 17,622 138 783.1 681.0 102.1
Plover, WI 14,306 160 1,118.4 1,097.4 21.0
Kronenwetter, WI 8,597 27 314.1 267.5 46.5

Waupaca SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
8
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