Theft per Capita in Waterloo
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Waterloo residents.
The map below shows theft per 1,000 Waterloo residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Waterloo is about 1 in 98.
Theft costs the average Waterloo resident about $53 per year.
Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Waterloo in green. The most dangerous areas in Waterloo are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C grade means the rate of theft is slightly higher than the average US city. Waterloo is in the 42nd percentile for safety, meaning 58% of cities are safer and 42% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Waterloo's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of theft in Waterloo is 10.16 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Waterloo generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of theft in Waterloo may be as high as 1 in 87 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 131 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the northeast parts of Waterloo, WV: about 1 per year. The west part of Waterloo has fewer cases of theft with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the theft rate in Waterloo to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Waterloo, WV: | 10.16 |
|---|---|
| West Virginia: | 8.348 |
| USA: | 13.00 |
Considering only the theft rate, Waterloo is less safe than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Theft is projected to cost the residents of Waterloo about $11,941 in 2025, or roughly $53 per resident. This is part of Waterloo's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Waterloo, including every crime type and how Waterloo compares to other cities.
Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Waterloo's crime maps on the Waterloo overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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B | B+ | B- | C+ | |
B+ | B+ | A- | A- | |
B- | B+ | C+ | C+ | |
B- | B+ | C+ | C | |
B+ | B+ | A- | A- | |
B- | A- | C+ | C- | |
B | B+ | B- | C+ | |
B | B | B+ | B | |
A- | B | A | A+ | |
A- | A- | A- | A- |
Waterloo is similar versus other cities of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Theft Crime Grade |
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C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
B- | A- | A- | B- | |
D | D | D | D | |
D+ | B- | B- | D+ | |
B- | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
A | C | C | A+ | |
C- | D | D | D | |
A- | C | C | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ | C+ |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Waterloo, WV average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Waterloo schools on SchoolGrade
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