Wisconsin Rapids, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wisconsin Rapids, WI Summary

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

  • There were 451 total crimes committed in Wisconsin Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,424.5 total crimes per 100K people in Wisconsin Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 14.40% above the national average.
  • Wisconsin Rapids ranks #250 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Wisconsin Rapids ranks #7,943 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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Wisconsin Rapids Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 2,424.5 per 100,000 people. That's 14.40% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 69.24% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wisconsin Rapids
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 451 2,424.5 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 2 10.8 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 65 349.4 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 99 532.2 278.5 359.0
Burglary 27 145.1 117.2 229.0
Larceny 298 1,602.0 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 27 145.1 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 352 1,892.3 1,154.1 1,760.0

Wisconsin Rapids 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 Wisconsin Rapids

99
Violent Crimes
532.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
48.25%
Above The National Average
  • There were 99 violent crimes in Wisconsin Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 532.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wisconsin Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 48.25% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 91.09% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wisconsin Rapids

352
Property Crimes
1,892.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
7.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 352 property crimes in Wisconsin Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wisconsin Rapids is 1,892.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 52.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wisconsin Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 7.52% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.96% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wisconsin Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wausau, WI 39,949 521 1,304.2 1,008.8 295.4
Stevens Point, WI 25,784 202 783.4 620.5 162.9
Marshfield, WI 18,669 248 1,328.4 1,114.1 214.3
Plover, WI 14,306 160 1,118.4 1,097.4 21.0
Tomah, WI 9,414 193 2,050.1 1,699.6 350.5
Kronenwetter, WI 8,597 27 314.1 267.5 46.5
Rothschild, WI 5,494 91 1,656.4 1,419.7 236.6

Wisconsin Rapids SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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