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Safest towns in Wisconsin

Ranked by crime reported to police per 1,000 residents, averaged over 2023–2025, with violent crimes counted four times as heavily as property crimes. Lower is safer. 159 towns with 2,500+ residents whose police reported every year.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Geneva 1 Geneva Walworth County 2.6 Violent 0.4 per 1,000 Mount Horeb 2 Mount Horeb 3.7 Violent 0.6 per 1,000 Waunakee 3 Waunakee 4.2 Violent 0.6 per 1,000
#TownWeighted crime rateViolentProperty
1 Map of Geneva GenevaWalworth County · 5,440 people 2.6 0.4 per 1,000 1.2 per 1,000
2 Mount Horeb Mount Horeb7,736 people 3.7 0.6 per 1,000 1.4 per 1,000
3 Waunakee Waunakee15,687 people 4.2 0.6 per 1,000 1.9 per 1,000
4 Kiel Kiel3,943 people 4.2 0.6 per 1,000 1.9 per 1,000
5 Map of Grand Rapids Grand RapidsWood County · 7,598 people 4.4 0.7 per 1,000 1.8 per 1,000
6 Winneconne Winneconne2,511 people 4.8 0.5 per 1,000 2.7 per 1,000
7 Map of Bayside Bayside4,329 people 5.0 0.5 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
8 Map of Peshtigo Peshtigo3,398 people 5.0 0.9 per 1,000 1.5 per 1,000
9 Oregon Oregon11,547 people 5.2 0.4 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
10 New London New London7,726 people 5.4 0.4 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
11 Map of Milton Milton5,706 people 5.5 0.5 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
12 Port Washington Port Washington12,645 people 5.6 0.4 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
13 Map of Oconomowoc Oconomowoc19,080 people 5.7 0.4 per 1,000 4.1 per 1,000
14 Hartland Hartland9,972 people 5.8 0.6 per 1,000 3.5 per 1,000
15 Kewaunee Kewaunee2,806 people 6.0 0.6 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
16 Fennimore Fennimore2,752 people 6.0 1.3 per 1,000 0.7 per 1,000
17 Map of Elm Grove Elm Grove6,459 people 6.1 0.2 per 1,000 5.3 per 1,000
18 Map of Holmen Holmen11,372 people 6.2 0.4 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
19 Thiensville Thiensville3,299 people 6.3 0.3 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
20 Map of Pulaski Pulaski4,006 people 6.4 0.3 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
21 Map of East Troy East Troy4,978 people 6.4 0.7 per 1,000 3.7 per 1,000
22 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove8,513 people 6.4 0.8 per 1,000 3.2 per 1,000
23 Cedarburg Cedarburg12,605 people 6.4 0.7 per 1,000 3.6 per 1,000
24 Marshall Marshall3,778 people 6.5 1.2 per 1,000 1.6 per 1,000
25 Map of Linn LinnWalworth County · 2,710 people 6.5 0.4 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
26 Caledonia Caledonia25,257 people 6.6 0.6 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
27 Map of Verona Verona15,232 people 6.8 0.4 per 1,000 5.1 per 1,000
28 Map of New Lisbon New Lisbon2,562 people 7.0 1.3 per 1,000 1.8 per 1,000
29 RomeAdams County · 3,184 people 7.2 0.8 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
30 Mequon Mequon25,270 people 7.3 0.4 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
31 Map of Walworth Walworth2,759 people 7.3 0.5 per 1,000 5.4 per 1,000
32 Plymouth Plymouth8,890 people 7.5 0.1 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
33 Map of Fox Point Fox Point6,683 people 7.5 0.1 per 1,000 7.1 per 1,000
34 Columbus Columbus5,488 people 7.9 0.7 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
35 De Pere De Pere25,301 people 8.2 0.7 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
36 Map of Kewaskum Kewaskum4,461 people 8.3 0.7 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
37 Mineral Point Mineral Point2,559 people 8.3 0.5 per 1,000 6.3 per 1,000
38 Omro Omro3,642 people 8.9 0.9 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
39 Mayville Mayville5,228 people 8.9 1.3 per 1,000 3.8 per 1,000
40 Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay14,665 people 9.1 0.2 per 1,000 8.4 per 1,000
41 Elkhorn Elkhorn10,221 people 9.1 0.9 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
42 Menomonee Falls Menomonee Falls39,539 people 9.1 0.8 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
43 New Holstein New Holstein3,075 people 9.2 1.6 per 1,000 2.9 per 1,000
44 Amery Amery2,959 people 9.3 1.2 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
45 McFarland McFarland9,160 people 9.4 0.6 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
46 Map of Campbell CampbellLa Crosse County · 4,188 people 9.4 0.3 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
47 Berlin Berlin5,562 people 9.6 0.7 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
48 Map of Summit Summit5,114 people 9.7 1.1 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
49 Fox Crossing Fox Crossing19,131 people 9.8 0.8 per 1,000 6.7 per 1,000
50 Muskego25,406 people 10.2 0.4 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
51 Map of Brodhead Brodhead3,197 people 10.2 0.5 per 1,000 8.1 per 1,000
52 Grafton Grafton12,445 people 10.2 0.8 per 1,000 7.2 per 1,000
53 Map of Ladysmith Ladysmith3,227 people 10.2 1.4 per 1,000 4.6 per 1,000
54 Oconto Oconto4,625 people 10.2 0.9 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
55 Sheboygan Falls Sheboygan Falls8,547 people 10.2 0.7 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
56 Slinger Slinger6,307 people 10.3 1.3 per 1,000 4.9 per 1,000
57 Lake Mills Lake Mills6,470 people 10.9 1.3 per 1,000 5.7 per 1,000
58 Sturgeon Bay Sturgeon Bay9,806 people 11.0 1.1 per 1,000 6.6 per 1,000
59 Ellsworth Ellsworth3,349 people 11.0 1.2 per 1,000 6.2 per 1,000
60 New Berlin New Berlin40,270 people 11.0 0.5 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
61 Map of Ripon Ripon7,772 people 11.1 1.3 per 1,000 5.9 per 1,000
62 Chilton Chilton4,049 people 11.4 1.1 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
63 Kaukauna Kaukauna17,706 people 11.4 1.2 per 1,000 6.8 per 1,000
64 Burlington Burlington10,987 people 11.8 1.1 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
65 Hales Corners Hales Corners7,689 people 11.8 1.1 per 1,000 7.6 per 1,000
66 Map of DeForest DeForest11,501 people 12.0 1.1 per 1,000 7.7 per 1,000
67 Algoma Algoma3,228 people 12.3 1.8 per 1,000 5.2 per 1,000
68 New Richmond New Richmond10,539 people 12.5 1.0 per 1,000 8.5 per 1,000
69 Map of River Falls River Falls16,719 people 12.5 1.3 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
70 Franklin Franklin35,886 people 12.8 0.5 per 1,000 10.6 per 1,000
71 Two Rivers Two Rivers11,231 people 12.8 2.1 per 1,000 4.3 per 1,000
72 Monroe Monroe10,587 people 13.0 0.6 per 1,000 10.7 per 1,000
73 Map of Genoa City Genoa City2,942 people 13.0 0.0 per 1,000 13.0 per 1,000
74 Map of Brookfield Brookfield41,273 people 13.2 0.8 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
75 Cudahy Cudahy17,853 people 13.2 1.3 per 1,000 7.8 per 1,000
76 Map of Stevens Point Stevens Point25,785 people 13.3 1.5 per 1,000 7.4 per 1,000
77 Middleton Middleton22,301 people 13.3 1.1 per 1,000 8.8 per 1,000
78 Waupun Waupun11,174 people 13.5 2.4 per 1,000 3.9 per 1,000
79 Map of Greendale Greendale14,594 people 13.7 0.8 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
80 Map of Mukwonago Mukwonago8,415 people 13.9 1.1 per 1,000 9.4 per 1,000
81 Waukesha Waukesha71,233 people 14.2 1.3 per 1,000 9.1 per 1,000
82 Map of Bloomer Bloomer3,673 people 14.3 2.4 per 1,000 4.5 per 1,000
83 Menasha Menasha18,273 people 14.6 1.8 per 1,000 7.5 per 1,000
84 Map of West Salem West Salem5,330 people 14.7 1.5 per 1,000 8.6 per 1,000
85 Map of Shorewood Shorewood13,627 people 14.9 0.3 per 1,000 13.8 per 1,000
86 Hartford Hartford15,821 people 14.9 2.1 per 1,000 6.4 per 1,000
87 Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls14,782 people 15.0 2.3 per 1,000 5.8 per 1,000
88 Horicon Horicon3,814 people 15.7 2.3 per 1,000 6.6 per 1,000
89 Delafield Delafield7,202 people 15.9 0.5 per 1,000 14.0 per 1,000
90 Map of Plover Plover13,884 people 15.9 1.1 per 1,000 11.6 per 1,000
91 Beaver Dam Beaver Dam16,565 people 16.0 1.4 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
92 Fort Atkinson Fort Atkinson12,463 people 16.1 2.3 per 1,000 7.0 per 1,000
93 St. Francis St. Francis9,004 people 16.3 1.4 per 1,000 10.5 per 1,000
94 Watertown Watertown22,774 people 16.3 1.9 per 1,000 8.9 per 1,000
95 Map of North Fond du Lac North Fond du Lac5,392 people 16.3 2.7 per 1,000 5.5 per 1,000
96 Manitowoc34,620 people 16.8 1.8 per 1,000 9.7 per 1,000
97 Map of Neenah Neenah27,336 people 17.0 1.6 per 1,000 10.8 per 1,000
98 Map of South Milwaukee South Milwaukee20,442 people 17.2 1.4 per 1,000 11.5 per 1,000
99 Map of Menomonie Menomonie16,539 people 17.4 2.0 per 1,000 9.3 per 1,000
100 Antigo Antigo8,069 people 17.6 1.5 per 1,000 11.8 per 1,000
101 Stoughton Stoughton13,033 people 17.8 1.4 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
102 Map of Stanley Stanley3,760 people 18.2 2.9 per 1,000 6.5 per 1,000
103 Delavan Delavan8,689 people 18.2 1.7 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
104 Whitewater Whitewater15,807 people 18.4 2.6 per 1,000 8.0 per 1,000
105 Saukville Saukville4,267 people 18.5 1.2 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
106 Rhinelander Rhinelander8,316 people 18.5 1.0 per 1,000 14.5 per 1,000
107 Mauston Mauston4,248 people 18.9 1.9 per 1,000 11.2 per 1,000
108 Map of Lake Geneva Lake Geneva8,521 people 19.1 1.1 per 1,000 14.8 per 1,000
109 Sun Prairie37,570 people 19.2 1.6 per 1,000 12.8 per 1,000
110 Marshfield18,700 people 19.6 2.2 per 1,000 11.0 per 1,000
111 Map of Minocqua MinocquaOneida County · 5,074 people 19.6 0.9 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
112 Map of Viroqua Viroqua4,471 people 19.8 1.7 per 1,000 13.2 per 1,000
113 Shawano Shawano9,522 people 20.3 1.8 per 1,000 13.1 per 1,000
114 Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant27,953 people 20.6 1.1 per 1,000 16.1 per 1,000
115 Appleton Appleton75,023 people 21.1 2.2 per 1,000 12.3 per 1,000
116 Reedsburg Reedsburg10,168 people 21.2 1.2 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
117 West Bend West Bend32,030 people 21.4 2.3 per 1,000 12.1 per 1,000
118 Hudson Hudson14,959 people 21.5 1.4 per 1,000 16.0 per 1,000
119 Map of Portage Portage10,236 people 21.7 1.3 per 1,000 16.5 per 1,000
120 Kenosha Kenosha99,372 people 22.0 3.3 per 1,000 8.7 per 1,000
121 Pleasant Prairie Pleasant Prairie21,669 people 22.1 3.0 per 1,000 10.2 per 1,000
122 Waupaca Waupaca6,283 people 22.4 2.6 per 1,000 12.0 per 1,000
123 Map of Wausau Wausau39,996 people 22.4 3.2 per 1,000 9.6 per 1,000
124 Fitchburg Fitchburg32,619 people 22.6 2.6 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
125 Oak Creek Oak Creek37,325 people 22.6 1.2 per 1,000 17.7 per 1,000
126 Map of Marinette Marinette11,115 people 22.8 2.3 per 1,000 13.5 per 1,000
127 Map of Medford Medford4,431 people 23.1 1.7 per 1,000 16.3 per 1,000
128 Janesville Janesville66,030 people 23.4 1.5 per 1,000 17.3 per 1,000
129 Altoona Altoona8,878 people 23.5 0.6 per 1,000 21.0 per 1,000
130 Platteville Platteville11,499 people 23.8 2.9 per 1,000 12.2 per 1,000
131 Jefferson Jefferson7,732 people 24.1 2.3 per 1,000 15.0 per 1,000
132 Oshkosh Oshkosh66,729 people 24.5 2.5 per 1,000 14.6 per 1,000
133 Map of Onalaska Onalaska19,348 people 24.8 0.6 per 1,000 22.4 per 1,000
134 Map of Eau Claire Eau Claire70,322 people 25.1 1.5 per 1,000 19.0 per 1,000
135 Map of Ashwaubenon Ashwaubenon17,314 people 25.5 1.4 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
136 Racine Racine77,633 people 26.6 3.8 per 1,000 11.4 per 1,000
137 Map of Rice Lake Rice Lake9,030 people 27.1 3.6 per 1,000 12.6 per 1,000
138 Sheboygan Sheboygan49,645 people 27.5 3.8 per 1,000 12.4 per 1,000
139 Greenfield Greenfield37,345 people 28.7 1.2 per 1,000 24.1 per 1,000
140 Superior Superior26,677 people 29.4 2.2 per 1,000 20.7 per 1,000
141 West Allis West Allis59,612 people 29.8 2.4 per 1,000 20.1 per 1,000
142 Madison Madison278,001 people 30.5 2.6 per 1,000 20.2 per 1,000
143 Map of Merrill Merrill9,356 people 30.5 2.0 per 1,000 22.7 per 1,000
144 Green Bay Green Bay106,253 people 31.1 4.4 per 1,000 13.4 per 1,000
145 Wauwatosa Wauwatosa48,529 people 31.2 1.8 per 1,000 23.8 per 1,000
146 Fond du Lac Fond du Lac44,494 people 33.2 3.7 per 1,000 18.3 per 1,000
147 Monona8,527 people 34.1 0.9 per 1,000 30.4 per 1,000
148 Wisconsin Rapids18,722 people 36.4 4.3 per 1,000 19.2 per 1,000
149 Ashland Ashland7,902 people 36.6 1.9 per 1,000 28.9 per 1,000
150 Sparta Sparta9,950 people 38.4 3.5 per 1,000 24.6 per 1,000
151 Beloit Beloit36,534 people 38.6 4.4 per 1,000 21.1 per 1,000
152 Lancaster Lancaster3,976 people 41.7 8.6 per 1,000 7.3 per 1,000
153 Hayward Hayward2,555 people 44.5 5.5 per 1,000 22.4 per 1,000
154 La Crosse La Crosse51,356 people 47.6 3.6 per 1,000 33.2 per 1,000
155 Map of Brown Deer Brown Deer12,564 people 48.5 3.4 per 1,000 34.9 per 1,000
156 Grand Chute Grand ChuteOutagamie County · 24,168 people 50.3 2.3 per 1,000 41.2 per 1,000
157 Map of Glendale Glendale13,656 people 51.5 2.7 per 1,000 40.6 per 1,000
158 Map of Milwaukee Milwaukee566,973 people 79.4 13.4 per 1,000 25.9 per 1,000
159 West Milwaukee West Milwaukee4,038 people 221.4 7.5 per 1,000 191.2 per 1,000

How this ranking works

For each town we add up the violent and property crimes its police reported to the FBI over 2023–2025 and divide by the population they served, giving a rate per 1,000 residents. Violent crimes (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) count four times as much as property crimes (burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson), because they weigh more on how safe a place feels. The lowest weighted rate ranks #1.

These are crimes reported to police, not convictions, and towns with a campus, highway, beach or shopping center also count incidents involving visitors. A town is ranked only if its police department reported a full year in every one of these years; towns patrolled by a county sheriff or state police don't have their own figures. There is no “most dangerous” list, on purpose.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, offenses known to law enforcement by city. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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