Fort Atkinson, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Fort Atkinson, WI Summary

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

  • There were 122 total crimes committed in Fort Atkinson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 994.0 total crimes per 100K people in Fort Atkinson.
  • The overall crime rate in Fort Atkinson is -53.10% below the national average.
  • Fort Atkinson ranks #159 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Fort Atkinson ranks #4,395 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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Fort Atkinson Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 994.0 per 100,000 people. That's -53.10% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -30.62% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fort Atkinson
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 122 994.0 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 19 154.8 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 29 236.3 278.5 359.0
Burglary 7 57.0 117.2 229.0
Larceny 83 676.2 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 24.4 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 93 757.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson

29
Violent Crimes
236.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-34.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Fort Atkinson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 236.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 423.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fort Atkinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -34.19% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.17% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fort Atkinson

93
Property Crimes
757.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 93 property crimes in Fort Atkinson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fort Atkinson is 757.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 132.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fort Atkinson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.95% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.35% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fort Atkinson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Janesville, WI 66,247 1,315 1,985.0 1,841.6 143.4
Watertown, WI 22,612 280 1,238.3 1,048.1 190.2
Whitewater, WI 15,473 142 917.7 717.4 200.3
Stoughton, WI 12,996 189 1,454.3 1,261.9 192.4
Jefferson, WI 7,594 123 1,619.7 1,369.5 250.2
Lake Mills, WI 6,731 45 668.5 549.7 118.9
Edgerton, WI 5,933 32 539.4 539.4 0.0
Milton, WI 5,636 26 461.3 425.8 35.5

Fort Atkinson SnackAbility

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