Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Appleton, WI Crime Grade
How Appleton grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Wisconsin — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
6/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Appleton, WI was 208.4 per 100,000 residents (155 incidents over a population of 74,394). That puts Appleton Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 28% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Appleton (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Appleton vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 280.1(208) | 318.0(236) | 272.8(203) | 276.0(204) | 208.4(155) |
| Murder | 1.3(1) | 0.0(0) | 2.7(2) | 4.1(3) | 2.7(2) |
| Rape | 51.2(38) | 62.0(46) | 43.0(32) | 70.3(52) | 55.1(41) |
| Robbery | 25.6(19) | 25.6(19) | 10.8(8) | 20.3(15) | 9.4(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 202.0(150) | 230.4(171) | 216.4(161) | 181.3(134) | 141.1(105) |
| Property crime | 1583.7(1,176) | 1323.4(982) | 1521.3(1,132) | 1421.8(1,051) | 1376.5(1,024) |
| Burglary | 176.4(131) | 153.6(114) | 154.5(115) | 97.4(72) | 154.6(115) |
| Larceny | 1315.7(977) | 1099.7(816) | 1290.1(960) | 1251.3(925) | 1156.0(860) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 84.8(63) | 62.0(46) | 69.9(52) | 69.0(51) | 63.2(47) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Appleton's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Wisconsin cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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