Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waterloo, IA Crime Grade
How Waterloo grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Iowa — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Iowa
8/10
vs. Iowa cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waterloo, IA was 469.4 per 100,000 residents (317 incidents over a population of 67,531). That puts Waterloo Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 98% above the Iowa statewide rate of 236.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waterloo (red), Iowa (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waterloo vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 538.9(362) | 578.9(385) | 576.9(382) | 483.5(321) | 469.4(317) |
| Murder | 8.9(6) | 13.5(9) | 4.5(3) | 4.5(3) | 7.4(5) |
| Rape | 58.1(39) | 46.6(31) | 30.2(20) | 45.2(30) | 37.0(25) |
| Robbery | 75.9(51) | 63.2(42) | 54.4(36) | 34.6(23) | 32.6(22) |
| Aggravated assault | 396.0(266) | 455.6(303) | 487.8(323) | 399.2(265) | 392.4(265) |
| Property crime | 2642.4(1,775) | 2535.2(1,686) | 2126.5(1,408) | 2481.0(1,647) | 2561.8(1,730) |
| Burglary | 617.8(415) | 560.9(373) | 409.3(271) | 589.0(391) | 441.3(298) |
| Larceny | 1671.8(1,123) | 1630.0(1,084) | 1457.5(965) | 1664.5(1,105) | 1784.4(1,205) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 333.5(224) | 318.8(212) | 241.7(160) | 203.4(135) | 312.4(211) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Waterloo's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Iowa cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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