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Waterloo Crime Rate Report (Iowa)

Waterloo crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 25 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Waterloo for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Waterloo in 2025 was higher than the national violent crime rate average by 43.28% and the city property crime rate in Waterloo was higher than the national property crime rate average by 65.37%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Waterloo was higher than the violent crime rate in Iowa by 100.71% and the city property crime rate in Waterloo was higher than the property crime rate in Iowa by 116.62%.

Property and Violent Crime
Waterloo Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Waterloo Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Waterloo Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault265
Arson16
Burglary298
Larceny and Theft1,205
Motor Vehicle Theft211
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape25
Robbery22
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)2,026
Property Crime1,714
Violent Crime317
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault227
Arson10
Burglary226
Larceny and Theft990
Motor Vehicle Theft200
Murder and Manslaughter5
Rape15
Robbery24
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)1,728
Property Crime1,416
Violent Crime270

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Waterloo Property Crime

Waterloo Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Waterloo Crime 2025

Waterloo Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Waterloo Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Waterloo Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Waterloo, Iowa crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Waterloo crime report data for 2026 was projected from 25 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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