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Safety in Port Edwards · County and nearby FBI data

Safety in Port Edwards

Port Edwards doesn’t have its own police figures in the FBI’s data. It’s most likely covered by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. Below is what it reports.

Nearest ER
2 mi
Aspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics
Storm & flood risk
Moderate
higher than 46% of U.S. places
FEMA

What stands out about safety in Port Edwards

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Who patrols here

Port Edwards is covered by the county

Port Edwards has no police department of its own in the FBI’s data. Calls here most likely go to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, and its numbers cover the whole area it patrols, not just Port Edwards.

Wood County Sheriff’s Office

Crimes reported in the parts of Wood County it patrols: the towns and villages without police of their own.

Property crimes (burglary, theft, stolen cars)

Violent crimes (assault, robbery, rape, murder)

▼ Property crime down 42% since 2022→ Violent crime about the same since 2022

These are counts, not rates. The FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers, so we can’t turn them into a per-resident figure or a Safety Grade. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, offenses known to law enforcement by county and by state agency.

Next door

Port Edwards and its neighbors

How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.

A rangeB rangeC rangeD rangeNot graded
TownGradeViolentPropertyYear
Grand RapidsA0.41.72025
Wisconsin RapidsC−2.617.72025
Nekoosa—0.83.32025

Reported crimes per 1,000 residents in each town’s latest year; * = a count, for towns under 1,000 people; — = not graded. No town figures in the FBI’s data: Saratoga, Seneca.

Be ready

Know who to call, and what the weather can do

For emergencies, the nearest ER, and the storms and floods Port Edwards plans for.

Emergencies911

Police, fire or medical, anywhere in Port Edwards.

Nearest emergency roomAspirus Riverview Hospital & Clinics

Wisconsin Rapids · 2 miles

Directions Health care →
Storms & floods
ModerateFEMA riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

Expected damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

Natural hazards in Port Edwards →

Phone numbers come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A number you add goes live once two neighbors confirm it.

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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Natural hazards: FEMA National Risk Index and flood insurance claims. Hospitals: CMS Hospital General Information. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.

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