Monroe, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Monroe, WI Summary

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

  • There were 186 total crimes committed in Monroe the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,778.0 total crimes per 100K people in Monroe.
  • The overall crime rate in Monroe is -23.50% below the national average.
  • Monroe ranks #263 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Monroe ranks #6,032 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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Monroe Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Monroe is 1,778.0 per 100,000 people. That's -23.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.71% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Monroe
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 186 1,778.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.6 5.3 6.3
Robbery 1 9.6 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 57.4 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 10 95.6 323.4 369.8
Burglary 1 9.6 218.5 269.8
Larceny 167 1,596.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 76.5 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 176 1,682.4 1,485.7 1,954.4

Monroe 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 Monroe

10
Violent Crimes
95.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Monroe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Monroe is 95.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,046.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Monroe each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -70.44% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Monroe

176
Property Crimes
1,682.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.92%
Below The National Average
  • There were 176 property crimes in Monroe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Monroe is 1,682.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Monroe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.92% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.24% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Monroe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Waunakee, WI 14,914 53 355.4 295.0 60.3
Verona, WI 14,413 127 881.1 825.6 55.5
Oregon, WI 11,538 82 710.7 624.0 86.7
Deforest, WI 10,869 134 1,232.9 1,159.3 73.6
McFarland, WI 9,555 91 952.4 847.7 104.7
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Mount Horeb, WI 7,687 17 221.2 156.1 65.0
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9
Brodhead, WI 3,241 31 956.5 894.8 61.7

Monroe SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
9.5
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