Wayland, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 63%

Violent crime 66%

Property crime 63%

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}	Wayland_{/100k people}	Iowa_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	860 (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)	131 (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)	730 (estimate)	1,698	1,958

Key findings

Wayland crime rates are 63% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Wayland are 66% lower than the national average
In Wayland you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wayland is safer than 73% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wayland has not changed

Wayland crime map

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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 766

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 117

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	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westwood, IA	96	123	686	809
Winfield, IA	1,068	138	773	912
Mount Pleasant, IA	8,491	311	1,373	1,684
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	361	2,017	2,378
Olds, IA	197	392	2,190	2,582
Ainsworth, IA	451	395	2,207	2,603
Crawfordsville, IA	261	407	2,275	2,682
Wayland, IA	1,027	131	730	860

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Maricopa Colony, AZ	1,027	264	1,211	1,474
Young Harris, GA	1,027	168	844	1,012
Silver Lake, IN	1,027	325	2,814	3,139
McLeansville, NC	1,027	182	965	1,147
Delevan, NY	1,027	200	775	975
Wayland, IA	1,027	131	730	860

Source: The Wayland, 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.