Wadena, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 19%

Violent crime 9%

Property crime 21%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2020 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2021; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI. Either data from local enforcement agencies is applied or estimates are created based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wadena_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	2,793 (estimate)	2,002	2,346
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.5	6.5
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	40.7	38.4
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.8	73.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	229.4	279.7
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	424 (estimate)	304	388
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	314.2
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,130.1	1,398.0
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	197.1	246.0
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	2,369 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Wadena crime rates are 19% higher than the national average
Violent crimes in Wadena are 9% higher than the national average
In Wadena you have a 1 in 36 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wadena is safer than 24% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wadena has not changed

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wadena

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wadena is 1 in 236

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wadena is 1 in 43

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wadena is 1 in 36

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

Wadena police department

Item	Wadena	Iowa	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	3,827	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	1.8	3.3

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Monona, IA	1,495	119	662	781
Elkader, IA	1,325	127	711	838
Fayette, IA	1,196	134	746	880
Strawberry Point, IA	1,357	135	751	886
West Union, IA	2,592	141	787	928
Oelwein, IA	6,195	297	1,239	1,536
Edgewood, IA	795	373	2,081	2,453
Wadena, IA	279	424	2,369	2,793

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tanana, AK	279	1,334	3,597	4,931
Fruithurst, AL	279	620	2,919	3,539
Horn Hill, AL	279	528	2,484	3,011
Crawford, CO	279	586	3,927	4,513
Greeley, IA	279	422	2,358	2,780
Wadena, IA	279	424	2,369	2,793

Source: The Wadena, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2020. 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.