Lake Mills, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lake Mills, WI Summary

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

  • There were 62 total crimes committed in Lake Mills the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 930.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lake Mills.
  • The overall crime rate in Lake Mills is -59.96% below the national average.
  • Lake Mills ranks #182 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Lake Mills ranks #3,494 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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Lake Mills Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lake Mills is 930.7 per 100,000 people. That's -59.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -48.56% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lake Mills
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 62 930.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 2 30.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 135.1 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 15 225.2 323.4 369.8
Burglary 3 45.0 218.5 269.8
Larceny 42 630.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 2 30.0 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 47 705.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills

15
Violent Crimes
225.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-39.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 violent crimes in Lake Mills in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lake Mills is 225.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 444.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lake Mills each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -39.11% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.37% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lake Mills

47
Property Crimes
705.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Lake Mills in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lake Mills is 705.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lake Mills each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.90% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.51% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lake Mills

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Sun Prairie, WI 36,153 654 1,809.0 1,535.1 273.8
Watertown, WI 22,885 365 1,594.9 1,350.2 244.7
Whitewater, WI 14,327 217 1,514.6 1,284.3 230.3
Stoughton, WI 12,948 191 1,475.1 1,367.0 108.1
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,432 150 1,206.6 900.9 305.7
McFarland, WI 9,555 91 952.4 847.7 104.7
Jefferson, WI 7,709 147 1,906.9 1,686.3 220.5
Cottage Grove, WI 7,328 14 191.0 150.1 40.9
Edgerton, WI 5,954 41 688.6 638.2 50.4
Waterloo, WI 3,475 21 604.3 345.3 259.0

Lake Mills SnackAbility

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