La Crosse, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In La Crosse, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,759 total crimes committed in La Crosse the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,400.5 total crimes per 100K people in La Crosse.
  • The overall crime rate in La Crosse is 46.31% above the national average.
  • La Crosse ranks #321 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • La Crosse ranks #8,528 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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La Crosse Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in La Crosse is 3,400.5 per 100,000 people. That's 46.31% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 87.98% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
La Crosse
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,759 3,400.5 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 5.8 5.3 6.3
Robbery 16 30.9 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 95 183.7 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 158 305.4 323.4 369.8
Burglary 114 220.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 1,394 2,694.9 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 93 179.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,601 3,095.1 1,485.7 1,954.4

La Crosse 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 La Crosse

158
Violent Crimes
305.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-17.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 violent crimes in La Crosse in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in La Crosse is 305.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 327.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in La Crosse each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -17.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.54% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In La Crosse

1,601
Property Crimes
3,095.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
58.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,601 property crimes in La Crosse in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in La Crosse is 3,095.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in La Crosse each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 58.37% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 108.33% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around La Crosse

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Winona, MN 25,936 653 2,517.7 2,351.9 165.8
Onalaska, WI 18,807 406 2,158.8 2,121.6 37.2
Holmen, WI 11,058 69 624.0 605.9 18.1
Sparta, WI 9,901 372 3,757.2 3,181.5 575.7
Tomah, WI 9,418 211 2,240.4 2,038.6 201.7
Decorah, IA 7,764 22 283.4 128.8 154.6
West Salem, WI 5,271 50 948.6 815.8 132.8
La Crescent, MN 5,222 12 229.8 191.5 38.3

La Crosse SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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