Elkhorn, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Elkhorn, WI Summary

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

  • There were 61 total crimes committed in Elkhorn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 597.0 total crimes per 100K people in Elkhorn.
  • The overall crime rate in Elkhorn is -71.83% below the national average.
  • Elkhorn ranks #104 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Elkhorn ranks #2,668 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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Elkhorn Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Elkhorn is 597.0 per 100,000 people. That's -71.83% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -58.33% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Elkhorn
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 61 597.0 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 1 9.8 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 39.1 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 6 58.7 278.5 359.0
Burglary 4 39.1 117.2 229.0
Larceny 46 450.2 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 48.9 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 55 538.3 1,154.1 1,760.0

Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn

6
Violent Crimes
58.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.64%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Elkhorn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Elkhorn is 58.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,703.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Elkhorn each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.64% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.92% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Elkhorn

55
Property Crimes
538.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.42%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 property crimes in Elkhorn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Elkhorn is 538.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 185.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Elkhorn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.42% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.36% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Elkhorn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Whitewater, WI 15,473 142 917.7 717.4 200.3
Burlington, WI 11,042 117 1,059.6 960.0 99.6
Delavan, WI 10,091 142 1,407.2 1,218.9 188.3
Harvard, IL 9,323 71 761.6 622.1 139.4
Lake Geneva, WI 8,816 153 1,735.5 1,633.4 102.1
Mukwonago, WI 8,568 109 1,272.2 1,167.1 105.0
Twin Lakes, WI 6,385 49 767.4 516.8 250.6
East Troy, WI 4,713 21 445.6 424.4 21.2

Elkhorn SnackAbility

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