Waterbury, IA Crime Rates & Crime Map

Reported Annual Crime In Waterbury

Statistic	Reported_incidents	Waterbury_{/100k people}	Des Moines_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	11,045	2,119 (estimate)	5,083	2,419	2,745
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Waterbury_{/100k people}	Des Moines_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	28	n/a	12.9	3.3	5.3
Rape	73	n/a	33.6	39.2	41.7
Robbery	364	n/a	167.5	39.8	98.0
Assault	991	n/a	456.1	211.0	248.9
Violent crime	1,456	162 (estimate)	670	293	383
Burglary	2,388	n/a	1,099.1	479.3	430.4
Theft	5,941	n/a	2,734.3	1,468.6	1,694.4
Vehicle theft	1,260	n/a	579.9	177.4	237.4
Property crime	9,589	1,957 (estimate)	4,413	2,125	2,362

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The Waterbury crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Waterbury as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with low crime compared to the areas with high crime. The Waterbury crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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The overall crime rate in Waterbury is 23% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 5.81 daily crimes that occur in Waterbury.
Waterbury is safer than 92% of the cities in the Iowa.
In Waterbury you have a 1 in 48 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Des Moines has increased by 8%.

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Daily Crime In Waterbury (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Waterbury (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Waterbury

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Waterbury is 1 in 618

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Waterbury is 1 in 52

The chance of being a victim of crime in Waterbury is 1 in 48

Year Over Year Crime In Des Moines (per 100,000 people)

Des Moines police department

Item	Waterbury	Des Moines	Iowa
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	500	3,827
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	0.0	1.8

Sex offenders in Iowa

State	Total offenders	Iowa_/100K	National_/100K
Iowa	5,765	196	222

There are a total of 5,765 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 196 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 12% 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}
Polk City, IA	4,115	130	455	585
Granger, IA	1,461	75	542	617
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	94	685	779
Van Meter, IA	1,256	99	717	816
Saylorville, IA	3,445	104	755	859
Norwalk, IA	9,944	83	828	910
Cumming, IA	415	118	859	977
Des Moines, IA	212,859	670	4,413	5,083

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Birmingham, AL	212,424	878	4,953	5,831
Spokane, WA	212,078	627	7,231	7,858
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	1,291	3,868	5,159
Rochester, NY	210,291	897	3,804	4,701
Richmond, VA	216,773	332	2,866	3,198
Des Moines, IA	212,859	670	4,413	5,083

Source: The Waterbury, Des Moines, IA 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.

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