Eau Claire, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Eau Claire, WI Summary

Crime in Eau Claire research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Eau Claire over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Eau Claire:

  • There were 1,466 total crimes committed in Eau Claire in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,068.0 total crimes per 100K people in Eau Claire.
  • The overall crime rate in Eau Claire is -2.42% below the national average.
  • Eau Claire ranks #239 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Eau Claire ranks #7,348 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Eau Claire Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Eau Claire is 2,068.0 per 100,000 people. That's -2.42% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 44.35% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Eau Claire
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,466 2,068.0 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 2.8 4.2 5.0
Robbery 7 9.9 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 66 93.1 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 115 162.2 278.5 359.0
Burglary 179 252.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 1,101 1,553.1 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 71 100.2 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 1,351 1,905.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

Eau Claire Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Eau Claire

115
Violent Crimes
162.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-54.81%
Below The National Average
  • There were 115 violent crimes in Eau Claire in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Eau Claire is 162.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 616.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Eau Claire each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -54.81% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.75% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Eau Claire

1,351
Property Crimes
1,905.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.28%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,351 property crimes in Eau Claire in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Eau Claire is 1,905.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Eau Claire each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.28% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 65.13% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Eau Claire

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menomonie, WI 16,595 223 1,343.8 1,211.2 132.6
Chippewa Falls, WI 14,626 130 888.8 670.0 218.8
Altoona, WI 9,623 177 1,839.3 1,808.2 31.2
Rice Lake, WI 8,997 143 1,589.4 1,344.9 244.5
Lake Hallie, WI 7,345 44 599.0 354.0 245.1

Eau Claire SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
9.5
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