Wisconsin Dells, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wisconsin Dells, WI Summary

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

  • There were 157 total crimes committed in Wisconsin Dells the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,553.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wisconsin Dells.
  • The overall crime rate in Wisconsin Dells is 95.91% above the national average.
  • Wisconsin Dells ranks #329 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin Dells ranks #9,244 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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Wisconsin Dells Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wisconsin Dells is 4,553.4 per 100,000 people. That's 95.91% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 151.70% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wisconsin Dells
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 157 4,553.4 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 2 58.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 522.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 28 812.1 323.4 369.8
Burglary 14 406.0 218.5 269.8
Larceny 110 3,190.3 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 145.0 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 129 3,741.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Wisconsin Dells 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 Wisconsin Dells

28
Violent Crimes
812.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
119.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in Wisconsin Dells in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wisconsin Dells is 812.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 123.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wisconsin Dells each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 119.60% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 151.13% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wisconsin Dells

129
Property Crimes
3,741.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
91.43%
Above The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Wisconsin Dells in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wisconsin Dells is 3,741.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 26.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wisconsin Dells each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 91.43% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 151.83% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wisconsin Dells

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
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Middleton, WI 23,346 240 1,028.0 946.6 81.4
Waunakee, WI 14,914 53 355.4 295.0 60.3
Verona, WI 14,413 127 881.1 825.6 55.5
Baraboo, WI 12,312 224 1,819.4 1,567.6 251.8
Deforest, WI 10,869 134 1,232.9 1,159.3 73.6
Portage, WI 10,251 218 2,126.6 1,970.5 156.1
Reedsburg, WI 10,113 175 1,730.4 1,601.9 128.5
McFarland, WI 9,555 91 952.4 847.7 104.7

Wisconsin Dells SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
4
Amenities
5
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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