Ashland, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ashland, WI Summary

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

  • There were 277 total crimes committed in Ashland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,473.4 total crimes per 100K people in Ashland.
  • The overall crime rate in Ashland is 49.44% above the national average.
  • Ashland ranks #323 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Ashland ranks #8,600 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.

Additional research about crime in Wisconsin

Ashland Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ashland is 3,473.4 per 100,000 people. That's 49.44% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 92.00% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ashland
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 277 3,473.4 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 1 12.5 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 75.2 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 13 163.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 23 288.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 223 2,796.2 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 225.7 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 264 3,310.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Ashland 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 Ashland

13
Violent Crimes
163.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ashland is 163.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 613.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.92% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.59% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ashland

264
Property Crimes
3,310.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
69.38%
Above The National Average
  • There were 264 property crimes in Ashland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ashland is 3,310.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ashland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 69.38% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 122.82% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ashland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ironwood, MI 5,021 71 1,414.1 1,314.5 99.6
Washburn, WI 2,060 15 728.2 339.8 388.3

Ashland SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
10
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