Fort Atkinson, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fort Atkinson, WI Summary

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

  • There were 150 total crimes committed in Fort Atkinson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,206.6 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Atkinson.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Atkinson is -48.09% below the national average.
  • Fort Atkinson ranks #216 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Fort Atkinson ranks #4,419 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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Fort Atkinson Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 1,206.6 per 100,000 people. That's -48.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -33.30% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Atkinson
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 150 1,206.6 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 2 16.1 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 33 265.4 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 38 305.7 323.4 369.8
Burglary 10 80.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 98 788.3 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 32.2 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 112 900.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson

38
Violent Crimes
305.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 38 violent crimes in Fort Atkinson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 305.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Atkinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.34% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.48% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Atkinson

112
Property Crimes
900.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 property crimes in Fort Atkinson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 900.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 111.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Atkinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -39.36% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Atkinson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Janesville, WI 66,242 1,411 2,130.1 1,961.0 169.1
Watertown, WI 22,885 365 1,594.9 1,350.2 244.7
Whitewater, WI 14,327 217 1,514.6 1,284.3 230.3
Stoughton, WI 12,948 191 1,475.1 1,367.0 108.1
Jefferson, WI 7,709 147 1,906.9 1,686.3 220.5
Lake Mills, WI 6,662 62 930.7 705.5 225.2
Edgerton, WI 5,954 41 688.6 638.2 50.4
Milton, WI 5,683 29 510.3 475.1 35.2

Fort Atkinson SnackAbility

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