Sturgeon Bay, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sturgeon Bay, WI Summary

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

  • There were 74 total crimes committed in Sturgeon Bay in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 745.4 total crimes per 100K people in Sturgeon Bay.
  • The overall crime rate in Sturgeon Bay is -64.83% below the national average.
  • Sturgeon Bay ranks #127 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Sturgeon Bay ranks #3,368 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.

Additional research about crime in Wisconsin

Sturgeon Bay Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sturgeon Bay is 745.4 per 100,000 people. That's -64.83% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -47.97% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sturgeon Bay
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 74 745.4 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 1 10.1 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 80.6 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 9 90.7 278.5 359.0
Burglary 1 10.1 117.2 229.0
Larceny 59 594.3 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 50.4 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 65 654.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay

9
Violent Crimes
90.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 9 violent crimes in Sturgeon Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sturgeon Bay is 90.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,103.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sturgeon Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.75% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -67.45% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sturgeon Bay

65
Property Crimes
654.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-62.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 property crimes in Sturgeon Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sturgeon Bay is 654.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sturgeon Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -62.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.27% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sturgeon Bay

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
De Pere, WI 25,319 163 643.8 568.7 75.0
Ashwaubenon, WI 16,992 416 2,448.2 2,212.8 235.4
Marinette, WI 11,023 203 1,841.6 1,669.2 172.4
Menominee, MI 8,123 113 1,391.1 972.5 418.6

Sturgeon Bay SnackAbility

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