Appleton, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Appleton, WI Summary

Crime in Appleton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Appleton 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 Appleton:

  • There were 1,315 total crimes committed in Appleton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,767.2 total crimes per 100K people in Appleton.
  • The overall crime rate in Appleton is -23.96% below the national average.
  • Appleton ranks #262 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Appleton ranks #5,999 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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Appleton Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Appleton is 1,767.2 per 100,000 people. That's -23.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -2.31% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Appleton
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,315 1,767.2 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.3 5.3 6.3
Robbery 8 10.8 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 160 215.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 200 268.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 115 154.5 218.5 269.8
Larceny 949 1,275.3 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 51 68.5 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,115 1,498.4 1,485.7 1,954.4

Appleton 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 Appleton

200
Violent Crimes
268.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-27.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 200 violent crimes in Appleton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Appleton is 268.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 372.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Appleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -27.32% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -16.88% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Appleton

1,115
Property Crimes
1,498.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,115 property crimes in Appleton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Appleton is 1,498.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Appleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 0.86% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Appleton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Raymore, MO 25,351 397 1,566.0 1,447.7 118.3
Warrensburg, MO 19,703 567 2,877.7 2,674.7 203.0
Harrisonville, MO 9,956 248 2,491.0 2,139.4 351.5
Pleasant Hill, MO 8,811 48 544.8 476.7 68.1
Nevada, MO 8,182 517 6,318.7 5,402.1 916.6
Fort Scott, KS 7,501 233 3,106.3 2,733.0 373.3
Greenwood, MO 6,077 29 477.2 362.0 115.2
Louisburg, KS 5,023 83 1,652.4 1,413.5 238.9
Butler, MO 4,189 169 4,034.4 2,649.8 1,384.6

Appleton SnackAbility

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