Rice Lake, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rice Lake, WI Summary

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

  • There were 143 total crimes committed in Rice Lake in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,589.4 total crimes per 100K people in Rice Lake.
  • The overall crime rate in Rice Lake is -25.00% below the national average.
  • Rice Lake ranks #210 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Rice Lake ranks #6,293 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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Rice Lake Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rice Lake is 1,589.4 per 100,000 people. That's -25.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 10.95% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rice Lake
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 143 1,589.4 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 233.4 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 22 244.5 278.5 359.0
Burglary 4 44.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 111 1,233.7 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 66.7 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 121 1,344.9 1,154.1 1,760.0

Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake

22
Violent Crimes
244.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-31.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Rice Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rice Lake is 244.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 409.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rice Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -31.89% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.20% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rice Lake

121
Property Crimes
1,344.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.59%
Below The National Average
  • There were 121 property crimes in Rice Lake in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rice Lake is 1,344.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rice Lake each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.59% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.53% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rice Lake

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eau Claire, WI 70,891 1,466 2,068.0 1,905.7 162.2
Menomonie, WI 16,595 223 1,343.8 1,211.2 132.6
Chippewa Falls, WI 14,626 130 888.8 670.0 218.8
New Richmond, WI 10,890 111 1,019.3 909.1 110.2
Altoona, WI 9,623 177 1,839.3 1,808.2 31.2
Lake Hallie, WI 7,345 44 599.0 354.0 245.1

Rice Lake SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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