Lake Geneva, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Geneva, WI Summary

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

  • There were 159 total crimes committed in Lake Geneva the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,842.2 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Geneva.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Geneva is -20.74% below the national average.
  • Lake Geneva ranks #267 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Lake Geneva ranks #6,175 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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Lake Geneva Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Geneva is 1,842.2 per 100,000 people. That's -20.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 1.83% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Geneva
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 159 1,842.2 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 11.6 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 7 81.1 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 12 139.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 2 23.2 218.5 269.8
Larceny 140 1,622.1 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 57.9 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 147 1,703.2 1,485.7 1,954.4

Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva

12
Violent Crimes
139.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Lake Geneva in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Geneva is 139.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 719.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Geneva each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.40% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.00% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Geneva

147
Property Crimes
1,703.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Lake Geneva in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Geneva is 1,703.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Geneva each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.64% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Geneva

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
McHenry, IL 27,610 220 796.8 731.6 65.2
Woodstock, IL 25,778 195 756.5 698.3 58.2
Antioch, IL 14,141 24 169.7 91.9 77.8
Fox Lake, IL 10,876 209 1,921.7 1,645.8 275.8
Harvard, IL 9,461 92 972.4 866.7 105.7
Mukwonago, WI 8,477 102 1,203.3 1,132.5 70.8
Johnsburg, IL 6,395 61 953.9 860.0 93.8
Bloomfield, WI 6,363 50 785.8 691.5 94.3
Spring Grove, IL 5,698 2 35.1 35.1 0.0
Williams Bay, WI 3,017 12 397.7 331.5 66.3

Lake Geneva SnackAbility

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