Wisconsin Rapids, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wisconsin Rapids, WI Summary

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

  • There were 471 total crimes committed in Wisconsin Rapids the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,519.7 total crimes per 100K people in Wisconsin Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 8.41% above the national average.
  • Wisconsin Rapids ranks #307 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin Rapids ranks #7,509 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 Rapids Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 2,519.7 per 100,000 people. That's 8.41% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.28% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wisconsin Rapids
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 471 2,519.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 1 5.3 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 47 251.4 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 80 428.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 38 203.3 218.5 269.8
Larceny 324 1,733.3 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 155.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 391 2,091.7 1,485.7 1,954.4

Wisconsin Rapids 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 Rapids

80
Violent Crimes
428.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
15.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 80 violent crimes in Wisconsin Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 428.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 233.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wisconsin Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 15.73% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 32.35% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wisconsin Rapids

391
Property Crimes
2,091.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 391 property crimes in Wisconsin Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 2,091.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wisconsin Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.79% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wisconsin Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wausau, WI 39,349 657 1,669.7 1,280.8 388.8
Stevens Point, WI 25,777 288 1,117.3 950.5 166.8
Marshfield, WI 18,403 408 2,217.0 2,037.7 179.3
Plover, WI 13,850 227 1,639.0 1,487.4 151.6
Tomah, WI 9,418 211 2,240.4 2,038.6 201.7
Kronenwetter, WI 8,530 32 375.1 269.6 105.5
Rothschild, WI 5,522 37 670.0 633.8 36.2
Nekoosa, WI 2,434 17 698.4 410.8 287.6
Port Edwards, WI 1,757 9 512.2 455.3 56.9

Wisconsin Rapids SnackAbility

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