Waterville, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Waterville, OH Summary

Crime in Waterville research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Waterville 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 Waterville:

  • There were 39 total crimes committed in Waterville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 647.6 total crimes per 100K people in Waterville.
  • The overall crime rate in Waterville is -72.14% below the national average.
  • Waterville ranks #102 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Waterville ranks #2,425 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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Waterville Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Waterville is 647.6 per 100,000 people. That's -72.14% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -70.00% lower than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Waterville
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 39 647.6 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 1 16.6 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 99.6 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 8 132.8 308.8 369.8
Burglary 7 116.2 318.8 269.8
Larceny 24 398.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 31 514.8 1,850.3 1,954.4

Waterville Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Waterville

8
Violent Crimes
132.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Waterville is 132.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 752.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -56.97% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Waterville

31
Property Crimes
514.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 31 property crimes in Waterville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Waterville is 514.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Waterville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.18% lower than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Waterville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Toledo, OH 266,984 11,330 4,243.7 3,080.7 1,163.0
Bowling Green, OH 30,730 428 1,392.8 1,340.7 52.1
Perrysburg, OH 25,165 159 631.8 615.9 15.9
Oregon, OH 19,800 891 4,500.0 4,333.3 166.7
Sylvania, OH 19,055 159 834.4 792.4 42.0
Maumee, OH 13,725 408 2,972.7 2,776.0 196.7
Northwood, OH 5,190 138 2,659.0 2,447.0 211.9
Whitehouse, OH 5,042 17 337.2 297.5 39.7
Swanton, OH 3,853 32 830.5 752.7 77.9
Holland, OH 1,797 382 21,257.7 20,923.8 333.9

Waterville SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
1
Education
9
Commute
6
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