Onalaska, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Onalaska, WI Summary

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

  • There were 444 total crimes committed in Onalaska in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,328.5 total crimes per 100K people in Onalaska.
  • The overall crime rate in Onalaska is 9.88% above the national average.
  • Onalaska ranks #247 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Onalaska ranks #7,790 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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Onalaska Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Onalaska is 2,328.5 per 100,000 people. That's 9.88% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 62.54% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Onalaska
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 444 2,328.5 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 15.7 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 7 36.7 278.5 359.0
Burglary 16 83.9 117.2 229.0
Larceny 417 2,186.9 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 21.0 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 437 2,291.8 1,154.1 1,760.0

Onalaska 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 Onalaska

7
Violent Crimes
36.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Onalaska in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Onalaska is 36.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,724.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Onalaska each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.77% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -86.82% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Onalaska

437
Property Crimes
2,291.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.22%
Above The National Average
  • There were 437 property crimes in Onalaska in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Onalaska is 2,291.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 43.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Onalaska each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.22% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 98.58% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Onalaska

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 50,893 2,088 4,102.7 3,711.7 391.0
Winona, MN 25,770 573 2,223.5 2,072.2 151.3
Holmen, WI 11,889 61 513.1 462.6 50.5
Sparta, WI 9,781 337 3,445.5 3,128.5 316.9
Tomah, WI 9,414 193 2,050.1 1,699.6 350.5
Decorah, IA 7,578 26 343.1 224.3 118.8
La Crescent, MN 5,346 20 374.1 355.4 18.7
West Salem, WI 5,305 66 1,244.1 1,131.0 113.1

Onalaska SnackAbility

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