Merrill, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Merrill, WI Summary

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

  • There were 278 total crimes committed in Merrill the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,976.1 total crimes per 100K people in Merrill.
  • The overall crime rate in Merrill is 28.05% above the national average.
  • Merrill ranks #318 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Merrill ranks #8,104 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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Merrill Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Merrill is 2,976.1 per 100,000 people. That's 28.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.51% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Merrill
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 278 2,976.1 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.7 5.3 6.3
Robbery 2 21.4 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 139.2 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 171.3 323.4 369.8
Burglary 18 192.7 218.5 269.8
Larceny 234 2,505.1 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 107.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 262 2,804.8 1,485.7 1,954.4

Merrill 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 Merrill

16
Violent Crimes
171.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-53.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Merrill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Merrill is 171.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 583.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Merrill each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -53.68% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.03% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Merrill

262
Property Crimes
2,804.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
43.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 262 property crimes in Merrill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Merrill is 2,804.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Merrill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 43.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 88.79% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Merrill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wausau, WI 39,349 657 1,669.7 1,280.8 388.8
Stevens Point, WI 25,777 288 1,117.3 950.5 166.8
Marshfield, WI 18,403 408 2,217.0 2,037.7 179.3
Kronenwetter, WI 8,530 32 375.1 269.6 105.5
Rhinelander, WI 8,341 122 1,462.7 1,330.8 131.9
Antigo, WI 7,947 150 1,887.5 1,673.6 213.9
Rothschild, WI 5,522 37 670.0 633.8 36.2
Tomahawk, WI 3,432 45 1,311.2 1,194.6 116.6
Edgar, WI 1,456 5 343.4 343.4 0.0
Athens, WI 1,075 7 651.2 558.1 93.0

Merrill SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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