Altoona, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Altoona, WI Summary

Crime in Altoona research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Altoona over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Altoona:

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Altoona the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,995.7 total crimes per 100K people in Altoona.
  • The overall crime rate in Altoona is -14.13% below the national average.
  • Altoona ranks #280 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Altoona ranks #6,525 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Altoona Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Altoona is 1,995.7 per 100,000 people. That's -14.13% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.32% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Altoona
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 1,995.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.7 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 32.2 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 8 85.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 14 150.2 218.5 269.8
Larceny 156 1,673.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 85.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 178 1,909.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

Altoona Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Altoona

8
Violent Crimes
85.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Altoona in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Altoona is 85.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,165.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Altoona each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.46% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Altoona

178
Property Crimes
1,909.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-2.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 178 property crimes in Altoona in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Altoona is 1,909.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Altoona each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -2.28% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 28.55% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Altoona

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eau Claire, WI 69,569 1,645 2,364.6 2,226.6 138.0
Menomonie, WI 16,781 249 1,483.8 1,299.1 184.7
Chippewa Falls, WI 14,832 120 809.1 532.6 276.4
Rice Lake, WI 8,941 189 2,113.9 1,621.7 492.1
Lake Hallie, WI 7,352 109 1,482.6 1,333.0 149.6
Seymour, WI 3,512 14 398.6 199.3 199.3
Fall Creek, WI 1,286 7 544.3 544.3 0.0
Strum, WI 1,056 1 94.7 94.7 0.0

Altoona SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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