Beloit, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Beloit, WI Summary

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

  • There were 998 total crimes committed in Beloit the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,713.1 total crimes per 100K people in Beloit.
  • The overall crime rate in Beloit is 16.73% above the national average.
  • Beloit ranks #312 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Beloit ranks #7,767 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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Beloit Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Beloit is 2,713.1 per 100,000 people. That's 16.73% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 49.98% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Beloit
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 998 2,713.1 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 3 8.2 5.3 6.3
Robbery 26 70.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 174 473.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 225 611.7 323.4 369.8
Burglary 98 266.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 568 1,544.1 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 107 290.9 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 773 2,101.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Beloit 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 Beloit

225
Violent Crimes
611.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
65.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 225 violent crimes in Beloit in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Beloit is 611.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 163.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Beloit each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 65.41% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 89.16% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Beloit

773
Property Crimes
2,101.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 773 property crimes in Beloit in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Beloit is 2,101.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Beloit each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.52% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 41.45% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Beloit

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rockford, IL 146,710 5,964 4,065.2 2,635.1 1,430.0
Janesville, WI 66,242 1,411 2,130.1 1,961.0 169.1
Belvidere, IL 25,143 283 1,125.6 863.1 262.5
Loves Park, IL 23,222 421 1,812.9 1,472.7 340.2
Machesney Park, IL 22,558 296 1,312.2 1,068.4 243.8
Roscoe, IL 10,815 65 601.0 545.5 55.5
South Beloit, IL 7,893 111 1,406.3 1,165.6 240.7
Rockton, IL 7,738 93 1,201.9 1,111.4 90.5
Milton, WI 5,683 29 510.3 475.1 35.2
Clinton, WI 2,178 22 1,010.1 918.3 91.8

Beloit SnackAbility

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