Waupun, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Waupun, WI Summary

Crime in Waupun research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waupun 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 Waupun:

  • There were 72 total crimes committed in Waupun in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 662.2 total crimes per 100K people in Waupun.
  • The overall crime rate in Waupun is -68.75% below the national average.
  • Waupun ranks #114 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waupun ranks #2,974 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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Waupun Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waupun is 662.2 per 100,000 people. That's -68.75% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -53.78% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waupun
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 72 662.2 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.2 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 239.1 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 31 285.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 6 55.2 117.2 229.0
Larceny 30 275.9 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 46.0 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 41 377.1 1,154.1 1,760.0

Waupun 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 Waupun

31
Violent Crimes
285.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-20.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Waupun in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waupun is 285.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 350.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waupun each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -20.58% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.37% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waupun

41
Property Crimes
377.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-78.57%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Waupun in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waupun is 377.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 265.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waupun each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -78.57% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.33% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waupun

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menomonee Falls, WI 40,076 239 596.4 529.0 67.4
Sun Prairie, WI 38,519 614 1,594.0 1,409.7 184.3
Mequon, WI 25,586 153 598.0 558.9 39.1
Oconomowoc, WI 18,830 61 324.0 308.0 15.9
Beaver Dam, WI 16,473 209 1,268.7 1,123.0 145.7
Waunakee, WI 15,227 48 315.2 210.2 105.1
Cedarburg, WI 12,649 56 442.7 395.3 47.4
Deforest, WI 11,195 100 893.3 812.9 80.4
Hartland, WI 10,259 42 409.4 341.2 68.2
Cottage Grove, WI 9,518 54 567.3 451.8 115.6

Waupun SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
9
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