Prairie du Chien, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Prairie du Chien, WI Summary

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

  • There were 107 total crimes committed in Prairie du Chien in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,000.4 total crimes per 100K people in Prairie du Chien.
  • The overall crime rate in Prairie du Chien is -5.61% below the national average.
  • Prairie du Chien ranks #235 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Prairie du Chien ranks #7,228 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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Prairie du Chien Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Prairie du Chien is 2,000.4 per 100,000 people. That's -5.61% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 39.63% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Prairie du Chien
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 107 2,000.4 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 12 224.3 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 17 317.8 278.5 359.0
Burglary 4 74.8 117.2 229.0
Larceny 82 1,533.0 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 74.8 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 90 1,682.6 1,154.1 1,760.0

Prairie du Chien 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 Prairie du Chien

17
Violent Crimes
317.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-11.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Prairie du Chien in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Prairie du Chien is 317.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 314.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Prairie du Chien each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -11.47% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.11% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Prairie du Chien

90
Property Crimes
1,682.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Prairie du Chien in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Prairie du Chien is 1,682.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Prairie du Chien each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.40% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.79% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Prairie du Chien

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dubuque, IA 58,620 1,076 1,835.6 1,434.7 400.9
Platteville, WI 10,907 179 1,641.1 1,274.4 366.7
Decorah, IA 7,578 26 343.1 224.3 118.8
Oelwein, IA 5,753 44 764.8 556.2 208.6
Manchester, IA 5,295 66 1,246.5 1,114.3 132.2

Prairie Du Chien SnackAbility

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