McFarland, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In McFarland, WI Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in McFarland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 885.2 total crimes per 100K people in McFarland.
  • The overall crime rate in McFarland is -58.23% below the national average.
  • McFarland ranks #144 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • McFarland ranks #3,949 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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McFarland Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in McFarland is 885.2 per 100,000 people. That's -58.23% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -38.21% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
McFarland
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 885.2 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 6 62.5 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 6 62.5 278.5 359.0
Burglary 16 166.6 117.2 229.0
Larceny 61 635.3 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 20.8 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 79 822.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

McFarland 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 McFarland

6
Violent Crimes
62.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in McFarland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in McFarland is 62.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,600.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in McFarland each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.59% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.56% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In McFarland

79
Property Crimes
822.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-53.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 79 property crimes in McFarland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in McFarland is 822.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in McFarland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -53.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.71% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around McFarland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 282,045 5,982 2,120.9 1,865.0 256.0
Sun Prairie, WI 38,519 614 1,594.0 1,409.7 184.3
Fitchburg, WI 32,727 529 1,616.4 1,341.4 275.0
Middleton, WI 23,353 233 997.7 890.7 107.1
Verona, WI 16,443 117 711.5 662.9 48.7
Waunakee, WI 15,227 48 315.2 210.2 105.1
Stoughton, WI 12,996 189 1,454.3 1,261.9 192.4
Oregon, WI 11,833 38 321.1 278.9 42.3
Deforest, WI 11,195 100 893.3 812.9 80.4
Cottage Grove, WI 9,518 54 567.3 451.8 115.6

Mcfarland SnackAbility

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