West Salem, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Salem, WI Summary

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

  • There were 66 total crimes committed in West Salem in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,244.1 total crimes per 100K people in West Salem.
  • The overall crime rate in West Salem is -41.29% below the national average.
  • West Salem ranks #180 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Salem ranks #5,289 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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West Salem Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Salem is 1,244.1 per 100,000 people. That's -41.29% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -13.16% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Salem
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 66 1,244.1 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 75.4 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 6 113.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 2 37.7 117.2 229.0
Larceny 55 1,036.8 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 56.6 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 60 1,131.0 1,154.1 1,760.0

West Salem 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 West Salem

6
Violent Crimes
113.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in West Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Salem is 113.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 884.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.39% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Salem

60
Property Crimes
1,131.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 property crimes in West Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Salem is 1,131.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -35.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.00% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Salem

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
Onalaska, WI 19,068 444 2,328.5 2,291.8 36.7
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
La Crescent, MN 5,346 20 374.1 355.4 18.7

West Salem SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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