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)	3,627 (estimate)	2,485	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wataga_{/100k people}	Illinois_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	8.2	5.3
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	38.3	40.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	139.3	102.8
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	250.5	248.5
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	636 (estimate)	436	386
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	374.9	468.9
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,518.6	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	155.5	236.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,991 (estimate)	2,049	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Woodhull, IL	907	202	948	1,150
Knoxville, IL	2,793	234	1,100	1,334
Galva, IL	2,525	243	1,140	1,382
Alexis, IL	979	0	1,491	1,491
Oak Run, IL	528	286	1,345	1,631
Bishop Hill, IL	147	456	2,142	2,598
Alpha, IL	587	559	2,626	3,185
Wataga, IL	778	636	2,991	3,627

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Wataga is 28% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 9.94 daily crimes that occur in Wataga.
Wataga is safer than 15% of the cities in the United States.
In Wataga you have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Wataga has increased by 5%.

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Daily Crime In Wataga (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Wataga (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wataga

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wataga is 1 in 158

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wataga is 1 in 34

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wataga is 1 in 28

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	558,732
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.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Kerby, OR	778	393	4,390	4,783
Pineville, MO	778	0	0	0
Glen Ullin, ND	778	325	2,970	3,295
Sherwood village, OH	778	393	3,376	3,769
Chester Gap, VA	778	241	2,053	2,294
Wataga, IL	778	636	2,991	3,627

Source: The Wataga, IL crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. 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.