Prescott, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Prescott, WI Summary

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

  • There were 19 total crimes committed in Prescott the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 437.8 total crimes per 100K people in Prescott.
  • The overall crime rate in Prescott is -81.16% below the national average.
  • Prescott ranks #77 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Prescott ranks #1,569 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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Prescott Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prescott is 437.8 per 100,000 people. That's -81.16% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -75.80% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prescott
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 19 437.8 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 4 92.2 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4 92.2 323.4 369.8
Burglary 4 92.2 218.5 269.8
Larceny 9 207.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 46.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 15 345.6 1,485.7 1,954.4

Prescott 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 Prescott

4
Violent Crimes
92.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Prescott in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prescott is 92.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,085.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prescott each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.50% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prescott

15
Property Crimes
345.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Prescott in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prescott is 345.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 289.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prescott each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.32% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -76.74% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prescott

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Eagan, MN 68,518 1,637 2,389.2 2,250.5 138.6
Cottage Grove, MN 40,871 413 1,010.5 939.5 71.0
Rosemount, MN 27,503 169 614.5 567.2 47.3
Farmington, MN 23,551 158 670.9 581.7 89.2
Hastings, MN 21,772 325 1,492.7 1,322.8 169.9
South St. Paul, MN 20,337 552 2,714.3 2,306.1 408.1
River Falls, WI 16,141 251 1,555.0 1,474.5 80.5
Hudson, WI 15,571 388 2,491.8 2,318.4 173.4
Mendota Heights, MN 11,569 230 1,988.1 1,858.4 129.7

Prescott SnackAbility

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