Superior, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Superior, WI Summary

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

  • There were 686 total crimes committed in Superior the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,595.6 total crimes per 100K people in Superior.
  • The overall crime rate in Superior is 11.68% above the national average.
  • Superior ranks #308 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Superior ranks #7,619 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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Superior Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Superior is 2,595.6 per 100,000 people. That's 11.68% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.48% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Superior
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 686 2,595.6 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 3 11.4 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 128.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 56 211.9 323.4 369.8
Burglary 56 211.9 218.5 269.8
Larceny 514 1,944.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 60 227.0 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 630 2,383.7 1,485.7 1,954.4

Superior 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 Superior

56
Violent Crimes
211.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 56 violent crimes in Superior in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Superior is 211.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 471.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Superior each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.47% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Superior

630
Property Crimes
2,383.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
21.97%
Above The National Average
  • There were 630 property crimes in Superior in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Superior is 2,383.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Superior each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 21.97% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 60.45% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Superior SnackAbility

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