Barron, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Barron, WI Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Barron the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 686.1 total crimes per 100K people in Barron.
  • The overall crime rate in Barron is -70.48% below the national average.
  • Barron ranks #136 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Barron ranks #2,583 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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Barron Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Barron is 686.1 per 100,000 people. That's -70.48% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -62.08% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Barron
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 686.1 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 219.5 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 8 219.5 323.4 369.8
Burglary 4 109.8 218.5 269.8
Larceny 10 274.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 82.3 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 17 466.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Barron 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 Barron

8
Violent Crimes
219.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Barron in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Barron is 219.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 455.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Barron each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -32.11% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Barron

17
Property Crimes
466.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 property crimes in Barron in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Barron is 466.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 214.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Barron each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.13% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -68.60% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Barron

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eau Claire, WI 69,569 1,645 2,364.6 2,226.6 138.0
Menomonie, WI 16,781 249 1,483.8 1,299.1 184.7
Chippewa Falls, WI 14,832 120 809.1 532.6 276.4
New Richmond, WI 10,610 125 1,178.1 1,055.6 122.5
Altoona, WI 9,320 186 1,995.7 1,909.9 85.8
Rice Lake, WI 8,941 189 2,113.9 1,621.7 492.1
Lake Hallie, WI 7,352 109 1,482.6 1,333.0 149.6
Cumberland, WI 2,269 1 44.1 0.0 44.1
Chetek, WI 2,160 12 555.6 509.3 46.3

Barron SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
4
Commute
9.5
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