Waterbury, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 8%

Violent crime 40%

Property crime 17%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	Waterbury_{/100k people}	Des Moines_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	10,488	2,692 (estimate)	4,803	2,000	2,489
Murder	14	n/a	6.4	1.9	5.0
Rape	117	n/a	53.6	36.9	42.6
Robbery	283	n/a	129.6	27.4	81.6
Assault	1,141	n/a	522.5	200.4	250.2
Violent crime	1,555	226 (estimate)	712	267	379
Burglary	2,284	n/a	1,045.9	371.1	340.5
Theft	5,336	n/a	2,443.4	1,199.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	1,313	n/a	601.2	163.0	219.9
Property crime	8,933	2,466 (estimate)	4,091	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Waterbury crime rates are 8% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Waterbury are 40% lower than the national average
In Waterbury you have a 1 in 38 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Waterbury is safer than 87% of the cities in Iowa
Year over year crime in Des Moines has decreased by 6%

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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 lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Waterbury crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Waterbury

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Waterbury is 1 in 443

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Waterbury is 1 in 41

The chance of being a victim of crime in Waterbury is 1 in 38

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	6,040	205	266

There are a total of 6,040 sex offenders in Iowa. This yields a total of 205 sex offenders in Iowa per 100,000 residents which is 23% 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}
Granger, IA	1,461	68	442	510
Polk City, IA	4,115	20	499	519
Dallas Center, IA	1,851	86	559	645
Van Meter, IA	1,256	90	585	675
Saylorville, IA	3,445	95	616	711
Clive, IA	17,022	40	699	740
Norwalk, IA	9,944	34	750	783
Des Moines, IA	212,859	712	4,091	4,803

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Birmingham, AL	212,424	1,912	6,314	8,226
Spokane, WA	212,078	690	5,919	6,609
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	1,319	4,190	5,509
Rochester, NY	210,291	748	3,471	4,219
Richmond, VA	216,773	463	3,499	3,962
Des Moines, IA	212,859	712	4,091	4,803

Source: The Waterbury, Des Moines, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2018. 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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