Waukee, IA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waukee, IA Summary

Crime in Waukee research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waukee over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Waukee:

  • There were 248 total crimes committed in Waukee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 861.4 total crimes per 100K people in Waukee.
  • The overall crime rate in Waukee is -62.94% below the national average.
  • Waukee ranks #39 safest out of 138 cities in Iowa.
  • Waukee ranks #3,265 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Waukee Vs Iowa And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waukee is 861.4 per 100,000 people. That's -62.94% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -56.97% lower than the Iowa total crime rate of 2,001.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waukee
/ 100k People
Iowa
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 248 861.4 2,001.7 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.5 3.5 6.3
Robbery 2 6.9 29.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 100.7 229.4 268.2
Violent Crime 40 138.9 303.5 369.8
Burglary 25 86.8 371.1 269.8
Larceny 165 573.1 1,130.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 62.5 197.1 282.7
Property Crime 208 722.5 1,698.2 1,954.4

Waukee Crime Compared To Iowa Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Iowa.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Waukee

40
Violent Crimes
138.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.43%
Below The National Average
  • There were 40 violent crimes in Waukee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waukee is 138.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 719.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 329.5 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.43% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -54.22% lower than the Iowa violent crime rate of 303.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waukee

208
Property Crimes
722.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.03%
Below The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Waukee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waukee is 722.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 138.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.03% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.46% lower than the Iowa property crime rate of 1,698.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waukee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Des Moines, IA 213,060 8,102 3,802.7 3,173.8 628.9
Ankeny, IA 72,315 920 1,272.2 1,075.8 196.4
West Des Moines, IA 70,701 1,391 1,967.4 1,718.5 248.9
Urbandale, IA 46,284 369 797.3 691.4 105.9
Johnston, IA 24,295 175 720.3 650.3 70.0
Clive, IA 18,984 254 1,338.0 1,069.3 268.6
Norwalk, IA 14,299 38 265.8 209.8 55.9
Pleasant Hill, IA 10,153 232 2,285.0 2,097.9 187.1
Adel, IA 6,377 79 1,238.8 1,082.0 156.8
Winterset, IA 5,403 82 1,517.7 1,055.0 462.7

Waukee SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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