Wataga, IL Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Wataga

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wataga_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	3,464 (estimate)	2,372	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wataga_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.8	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	37.5	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	115.9	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	224.6	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	561 (estimate)	384	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	361.1	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,490.2	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	137.3	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,903 (estimate)	1,989	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Wataga is 21% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.49 daily crimes that occur in Wataga.
Wataga is safer than 18% of the cities in the United States.
In Wataga you have a 1 in 29 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Wataga has increased by 18%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wataga

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wataga is 1 in 179

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wataga is 1 in 35

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wataga is 1 in 29

Year Over Year Crime In Wataga (per 100,000 people)

Wataga police department

Item	Wataga	Illinois	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	30,690	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.6	3.3

Sex offenders in Illinois

State	Total offenders	Illinois_/100K	National_/100K
Illinois	26,115	212	222

There are a total of 26,115 sex offenders in Illinois. This yields a total of 212 sex offenders in Illinois per 100,000 residents which is 5% less than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Alexis, IL	862	0	368	368
Woodhull, IL	1,076	178	920	1,098
Knoxville, IL	2,954	206	1,068	1,274
Galva, IL	2,560	214	1,106	1,320
Oak Run, IL	434	252	1,306	1,558
Wataga, IL	883	561	2,903	3,464

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fordoche, LA	883	603	3,746	4,349
North, SC	883	804	3,619	4,424
Hallock, MN	883	0	0	0
Saugatuck, MI	883	168	762	930
Council, ID	883	294	2,377	2,671
Wataga, IL	883	561	2,903	3,464

Source: The Wataga, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.