River Falls, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In River Falls, WI Summary

Crime in River Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in River Falls over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in River Falls:

  • There were 251 total crimes committed in River Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,555.0 total crimes per 100K people in River Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in River Falls is -33.09% below the national average.
  • River Falls ranks #248 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • River Falls ranks #5,471 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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River Falls Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in River Falls is 1,555.0 per 100,000 people. That's -33.09% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -14.04% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
River Falls
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 251 1,555.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 68.1 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 13 80.5 323.4 369.8
Burglary 22 136.3 218.5 269.8
Larceny 200 1,239.1 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 99.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 238 1,474.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

River Falls Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In River Falls

13
Violent Crimes
80.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in River Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in River Falls is 80.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,241.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in River Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.22% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.09% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In River Falls

238
Property Crimes
1,474.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-24.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 238 property crimes in River Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in River Falls is 1,474.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 67.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in River Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -24.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -0.75% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around River Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Woodbury, MN 78,531 1,235 1,572.6 1,475.9 96.8
Cottage Grove, MN 40,871 413 1,010.5 939.5 71.0
Oakdale, MN 27,681 850 3,070.7 2,915.4 155.3
Hastings, MN 21,772 325 1,492.7 1,322.8 169.9
Stillwater, MN 19,388 191 985.1 887.1 98.0
Red Wing, MN 16,962 475 2,800.4 2,517.4 283.0
Hudson, WI 15,571 388 2,491.8 2,318.4 173.4
New Richmond, WI 10,610 125 1,178.1 1,055.6 122.5
St. Paul Park, MN 5,429 57 1,049.9 957.8 92.1
Prescott, WI 4,340 19 437.8 345.6 92.2

River Falls SnackAbility

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