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Waterloo, IA has a higher rate of both violent and property crime than the national average. Violent crime in Waterloo is 40.6, which is nearly double the US average of 22.7. Similarly, Property crime in Waterloo is 47.5, much higher than the US average of 35.4. This means that residents in Waterloo are at a significantly higher risk for becoming victims of crime than elsewhere in the US.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Waterloo violent crime is 40.6. (The US average is 22.7)
Waterloo property crime is 47.5. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Waterloo, IA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000501.24.750109.3337.35628.814633744.2421.6
2001477.62.948.1109.2317.45626.71539.23732.2355.3
2002472.51.453.6131.9285.55680.31542.23774.3363.8
20034805.969.2136.92685458.71357.73744.7356.4
2004481.54.560.995.13214904.11272.13325.9306.1
20055371.553.7119.3362.54849.61230.73344.5274.5
2006511.71.561.3124.2324.74573.91357.13044.8172.1
20076606.180.8112.8460.34859.21451.13158.2250
2008771.6365.1169.4534.14272.41178.62835.2258.7
2009901.6345.2210.7642.740551184.62650.7219.8
2010647.34.549.1104.2489.63806.41208.32432.9165.2
2011519.24.475.687.3351.93139.7978.72037.4123.6
20126825.892.9100.1483.23647.81201.42307.1139.3
2014955.38.8122.995.1728.53910.311632567.4179.9
2015965.55.987.879792.93369.21139.62042.3187.3
2016740.54.481.889.1565.23096.2896.71998201.5
2017502.57.450.178.13672839.97841846.6209.3
2019451.81.517.756.1376.52483.6760.51532.7190.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Evansdale, IA378.32,122.74,47642019
Cedar Falls, IA206.01,969.141,25262017
Waverly, IA431.91,969.110,104182019
Independence, IA361.51,314.56,086232019
Grundy Center, IA260.9484.52,605232017
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Iowa City, IA215.81,617.870,411712019
Ames, IA197.81,716.150,912732019
Ankeny, IA212.81,360.331,254832017
Dubuque, IA189.71,637.058,650842019
West Des Moines, IA227.02,305.346,568972016

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The bike racks recently installed on the MET buses was a great idea for a community that has numerous bike riders and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Unless you're into getting wasted on a regular basis there's not a lot to do here. Most people barhop for fun. Being someone who doesn't drink and doesn't enjoy being  More

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Over 16 years ago

So the weather is emotional here - on and off during the summer its hot and rainy, yet during the fall it is quite often beautiful. Winters can be long, and spring can  More

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