Jefferson, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Jefferson, WI Summary

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

  • There were 123 total crimes committed in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,619.7 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson is -23.57% below the national average.
  • Jefferson ranks #213 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Jefferson ranks #6,378 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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Jefferson Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson is 1,619.7 per 100,000 people. That's -23.57% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 13.06% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 123 1,619.7 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 131.7 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 19 250.2 278.5 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 117.2 229.0
Larceny 95 1,251.0 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 118.5 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 104 1,369.5 1,154.1 1,760.0

Jefferson 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 Jefferson

19
Violent Crimes
250.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 19 violent crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson is 250.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 399.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.17% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson

104
Property Crimes
1,369.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson is 1,369.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.67% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jefferson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Watertown, WI 22,612 280 1,238.3 1,048.1 190.2
Oconomowoc, WI 18,830 61 324.0 308.0 15.9
Whitewater, WI 15,473 142 917.7 717.4 200.3
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,274 122 994.0 757.7 236.3
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

Jefferson SnackAbility

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