Merrill, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Merrill, WI Summary

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

  • There were 236 total crimes committed in Merrill in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,620.5 total crimes per 100K people in Merrill.
  • The overall crime rate in Merrill is 23.65% above the national average.
  • Merrill ranks #256 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Merrill ranks #8,196 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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Merrill Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Merrill is 2,620.5 per 100,000 people. That's 23.65% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 82.92% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Merrill
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 236 2,620.5 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 1 11.1 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 15 166.6 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 18 199.9 278.5 359.0
Burglary 10 111.0 117.2 229.0
Larceny 203 2,254.1 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 55.5 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 218 2,420.6 1,154.1 1,760.0

Merrill 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 Merrill

18
Violent Crimes
199.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-44.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 18 violent crimes in Merrill in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Merrill is 199.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 500.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Merrill each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -44.33% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.24% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Merrill

218
Property Crimes
2,420.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 218 property crimes in Merrill in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Merrill is 2,420.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 41.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Merrill each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.53% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 109.74% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Merrill

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wausau, WI 39,949 521 1,304.2 1,008.8 295.4
Stevens Point, WI 25,784 202 783.4 620.5 162.9
Marshfield, WI 18,669 248 1,328.4 1,114.1 214.3
Kronenwetter, WI 8,597 27 314.1 267.5 46.5
Rhinelander, WI 8,152 148 1,815.5 1,717.4 98.1
Antigo, WI 7,938 114 1,436.1 1,196.8 239.4
Rothschild, WI 5,494 91 1,656.4 1,419.7 236.6

Merrill SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
4
Affordability
9
Diversity
3
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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