Janesville, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Janesville, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,411 total crimes committed in Janesville the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,130.1 total crimes per 100K people in Janesville.
  • The overall crime rate in Janesville is -8.35% below the national average.
  • Janesville ranks #290 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Janesville ranks #6,817 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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Janesville Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Janesville is 2,130.1 per 100,000 people. That's -8.35% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 17.75% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Janesville
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,411 2,130.1 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.5 5.3 6.3
Robbery 17 25.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 66 99.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 112 169.1 323.4 369.8
Burglary 112 169.1 218.5 269.8
Larceny 1,086 1,639.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 152.5 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,299 1,961.0 1,485.7 1,954.4

Janesville 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 Janesville

112
Violent Crimes
169.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.28%
Below The National Average
  • There were 112 violent crimes in Janesville in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Janesville is 169.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 591.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Janesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.28% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.71% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Janesville

1,299
Property Crimes
1,961.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
0.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,299 property crimes in Janesville in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Janesville is 1,961.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Janesville each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 0.34% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 31.99% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Janesville

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Beloit, WI 36,784 998 2,713.1 2,101.5 611.7
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
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,432 150 1,206.6 900.9 305.7
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
Delavan, WI 10,193 166 1,628.6 1,520.7 107.9
South Beloit, IL 7,893 111 1,406.3 1,165.6 240.7
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Edgerton, WI 5,954 41 688.6 638.2 50.4
Milton, WI 5,683 29 510.3 475.1 35.2

Janesville SnackAbility

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