Wayland, IA Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 65%

Violent crime 70%

Property crime 65%

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. 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)	2,000	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.9	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	36.9	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	27.4	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	200.4	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	115 (estimate)	267	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	371.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,199.6	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	163.0	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	745 (estimate)	1,734	2,110

Key findings

Wayland crime rates are 65% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Wayland are 70% lower than the national average
In Wayland you have a 1 in 117 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Wayland is safer than 75% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Wayland has increased by 3%

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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 872

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wayland is 1 in 135

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, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Westwood, IA	96	108	701	808
Winfield, IA	1,068	122	790	911
Mount Pleasant, IA	8,491	137	1,772	1,909
Pleasant Plain, IA	56	317	2,060	2,377
Washington, IA	7,368	656	1,805	2,461
Olds, IA	197	344	2,237	2,581
Ainsworth, IA	451	347	2,254	2,601
Wayland, IA	1,027	115	745	860

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Tatamy, PA	1,027	0	88	88
Delevan, NY	1,027	197	754	952
McLeansville, NC	1,027	161	1,022	1,183
Young Harris, GA	1,027	143	999	1,143
Clendenin, WV	1,027	130	651	782
Wayland, IA	1,027	115	745	860

Source: The Wayland, IA crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.