Wayland, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 68%

Violent crime 72%

Property crime 67%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2018 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2019; 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	_{/100k people}	Wayland_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	835 (estimate)	1,942	2,580
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.7	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	29.5	86.2
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	187.9	246.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	107 (estimate)	250	381
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	352.6	376.0
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,190.4	1,594.6
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	148.5	228.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	727 (estimate)	1,692	2,200

Key findings

Wayland crime rates are 68% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Wayland are 72% lower than the national average
In Wayland you have a 1 in 120 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wayland is safer than 78% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wayland has decreased by 20%

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The Wayland crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Wayland 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 Wayland 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 Wayland

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wayland is 1 in 931

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wayland is 1 in 138

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wayland is 1 in 120

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

Wayland police department

Item	Wayland	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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westwood, IA	96	101	684	785
Winfield, IA	1,068	114	771	884
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	297	2,010	2,307
Olds, IA	197	322	2,182	2,505
Ainsworth, IA	451	325	2,200	2,525
Washington, IA	7,368	832	1,718	2,550
Crawfordsville, IA	261	335	2,267	2,602
Wayland, IA	1,027	107	727	835

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Maricopa Colony, AZ	1,027	258	1,455	1,713
Tatamy, PA	1,027	0	88	88
Clendenin, WV	1,027	119	611	731
Delevan, NY	1,027	192	791	983
McLeansville, NC	1,027	164	1,081	1,245
Wayland, IA	1,027	107	727	835

Source: The Wayland, 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.