Wathena has a population of 1,347. During the past three years, Wathena saw 92 arrests. For 2015, the Wathena's arrest rate totaled 319.23 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 3.37% makes Wathena lower than the national average of 330.38 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 10 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Wathena also totaled 33 arrests for property crimes during 2015. When compared to Elwood and Highland, Wathena is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Wathena had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2015, Wathena averaged 10 violent crimes and 33 non-violent crimes.
The city of Wathena experienced 42 violent crimes during 2007-2015. Of that total, 6 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 1, and the aggravated assault total was 35.