Sun Prairie, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sun Prairie, WI Summary

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

  • There were 654 total crimes committed in Sun Prairie the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,809.0 total crimes per 100K people in Sun Prairie.
  • The overall crime rate in Sun Prairie is -22.17% below the national average.
  • Sun Prairie ranks #264 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Sun Prairie ranks #6,111 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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Sun Prairie Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sun Prairie is 1,809.0 per 100,000 people. That's -22.17% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -0.00% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sun Prairie
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 654 1,809.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 5 13.8 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 85 235.1 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 99 273.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 38 105.1 218.5 269.8
Larceny 463 1,280.7 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 149.4 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 555 1,535.1 1,485.7 1,954.4

Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie

99
Violent Crimes
273.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-25.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 99 violent crimes in Sun Prairie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sun Prairie is 273.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 365.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sun Prairie each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -25.95% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -15.32% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sun Prairie

555
Property Crimes
1,535.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-21.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 555 property crimes in Sun Prairie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sun Prairie is 1,535.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sun Prairie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -21.45% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.33% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sun Prairie

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 269,546 7,269 2,696.8 2,396.3 300.5
Fitchburg, WI 31,796 519 1,632.3 1,324.1 308.2
Middleton, WI 23,346 240 1,028.0 946.6 81.4
Waunakee, WI 14,914 53 355.4 295.0 60.3
Stoughton, WI 12,948 191 1,475.1 1,367.0 108.1
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
Monona, WI 8,920 310 3,475.3 3,329.6 145.7
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9

Sun Prairie SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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