Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area, IA Crime

The crime rate in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metro Area is lower than the US average. Violent crime in the area is 19.3, which is considerably lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, property crime in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 30.8, which is also significantly lower than the US average of 35.4. These figures indicate that Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area has a relatively low crime rate compared to other parts of the United States.

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

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area violent crime is 19.3. (The US average is 22.7)

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area property crime is 30.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Waterloo, Iowa. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Waterloo, Iowa. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Cedar Falls, IA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	340.6	0	28.4	11.4	300.9	2469.7	264	2112	93.7
2001	304.7	0	36	11.1	257.6	2861	426.5	2340.3	94.2
2002	306	0	30.3	19.3	256.4	2861.6	355.6	2370.8	135.1
2003	310.2	5.4	35.4	13.6	255.8	2647.5	375.5	2182.3	89.8
2004	257.1	0	27.4	5.5	224.3	2344.2	407.6	1871	65.6
2005	191.8	0	32.9	11	148	1814.2	241.2	1479.9	93.2
2006	234.6	0	35.5	13.6	185.5	2402.8	381.8	1917.4	103.6
2007	275.7	2.7	43.2	24.3	205.4	2219.2	313.6	1800.2	105.4
2008	341.6	0	31.8	26.5	283.4	1777.1	299.3	1419.5	58.3
2009	342.3	0	54.9	23.5	263.9	1706.3	290	1356.1	60.1
2010	180.4	2.5	25.4	7.6	144.9	1738.2	287.2	1402.8	48.3
2011	179.9	2.5	27.9	10.1	139.4	1533	301.5	1147.8	83.6
2012	118.9	0	37.9	10.1	70.8	1636.3	263	1315.1	58.2
2013	129.3	0	47.2	7.5	74.6	1230.9	198.9	972.3	59.7
2014	122.3	2.4	29.4	17.1	73.4	1922.6	281.3	1580.1	61.2
2015	106.7	0	31.5	9.7	65.5	1626.6	276.4	1292.1	58.2
2016	158.5	0	48	21.6	88.8	1699.8	283.3	1342.1	74.4
2017	206	2.4	64.7	14.4	124.6	1969.1	306.6	1595.4	67.1

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Cedar Falls, IA	206.0	1,969.1	41,252	3	2017
Waterloo, IA	451.8	2,483.6	68,358	3	2019
Evansdale, IA	378.3	2,122.7	4,476	8	2019
Waverly, IA	431.9	2,122.7	10,104	15	2019
Grundy Center, IA	260.9	484.5	2,605	22	2017
Independence, IA	361.5	1,314.5	6,086	26	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Waterloo, IA	451.8	2,483.6	68,358	3	2019
Ames, IA	197.8	1,716.1	50,912	71	2019
Iowa City, IA	215.8	1,617.8	70,411	74	2019
Ankeny, IA	212.8	1,360.3	31,254	82	2017
Dubuque, IA	189.7	1,637.0	58,650	86	2019
West Des Moines, IA	227.0	2,305.3	46,568	97	2016

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Wendy · Waterloo, IA

We are the Cedar Valley of Iowa

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The Cedar Valley of Iowa is the area within a 25-30-mile radius from the center of Waterloo and Cedar Falls. This is an area where routine economic interactions occur More

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