Fitchburg, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fitchburg, WI Summary

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

  • There were 519 total crimes committed in Fitchburg the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,632.3 total crimes per 100K people in Fitchburg.
  • The overall crime rate in Fitchburg is -29.77% below the national average.
  • Fitchburg ranks #252 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Fitchburg ranks #5,687 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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Fitchburg Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fitchburg is 1,632.3 per 100,000 people. That's -29.77% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.77% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fitchburg
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 519 1,632.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 12 37.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 73 229.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 98 308.2 323.4 369.8
Burglary 45 141.5 218.5 269.8
Larceny 306 962.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 70 220.2 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 421 1,324.1 1,485.7 1,954.4

Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg

98
Violent Crimes
308.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.65%
Below The National Average
  • There were 98 violent crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fitchburg is 308.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 324.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.65% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -4.69% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fitchburg

421
Property Crimes
1,324.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 421 property crimes in Fitchburg in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fitchburg is 1,324.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fitchburg each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.25% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.88% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fitchburg

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 269,546 7,269 2,696.8 2,396.3 300.5
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Middleton, WI 23,346 240 1,028.0 946.6 81.4
Waunakee, WI 14,914 53 355.4 295.0 60.3
Verona, WI 14,413 127 881.1 825.6 55.5
Stoughton, WI 12,948 191 1,475.1 1,367.0 108.1
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7
Deforest, WI 10,869 134 1,232.9 1,159.3 73.6
McFarland, WI 9,555 91 952.4 847.7 104.7
Monona, WI 8,920 310 3,475.3 3,329.6 145.7

Fitchburg SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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