Waupun, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waupun:

  • There were 51 total crimes committed in Waupun the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 442.3 total crimes per 100K people in Waupun.
  • The overall crime rate in Waupun is -80.97% below the national average.
  • Waupun ranks #78 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Waupun ranks #1,582 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people 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 442.3 per 100,000 people. That's -80.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.55% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waupun
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 51 442.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 1 8.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 112.7 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 19 164.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 2 17.3 218.5 269.8
Larceny 28 242.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 17.3 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 32 277.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Waupun Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Waupun

19
Violent Crimes
164.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.44%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Waupun in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waupun is 164.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 606.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waupun each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.44% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.04% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waupun

32
Property Crimes
277.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-85.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Waupun in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waupun is 277.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 360.3 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 -85.80% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -81.32% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 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 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Oconomowoc, WI 18,531 98 528.8 512.7 16.2
Beaver Dam, WI 16,656 140 840.5 684.4 156.1
Waunakee, WI 14,914 53 355.4 295.0 60.3
Cedarburg, WI 12,636 86 680.6 648.9 31.7
Deforest, WI 10,869 134 1,232.9 1,159.3 73.6
Hartland, WI 9,644 36 373.3 280.0 93.3
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9

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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