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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 Crime Statistics
Summary Report
2025 Crime (Actual Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
265
Arson
16
Burglary
298
Larceny and Theft
1,205
Motor Vehicle Theft
211
Murder and Manslaughter
5
Rape
25
Robbery
22
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
2,026
Property Crime
1,714
Violent Crime
317
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*
Incidents
Aggravated Assault
227
Arson
10
Burglary
226
Larceny and Theft
990
Motor Vehicle Theft
200
Murder and Manslaughter
5
Rape
15
Robbery
24
Crime Rate
(Total Incidents)
1,728
Property Crime
1,416
Violent Crime
270
Property and Violent Crime Totals
Actual versus Projected Crime Totals
City versus State versus National Crime 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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