Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Hobart-Lawrence, WI Crime Grade
How Hobart-Lawrence 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
1/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Hobart-Lawrence, WI was 27.7 per 100,000 residents (5 incidents over a population of 18,026). That puts Hobart-Lawrence 91% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 88% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks Hobart-Lawrence #218 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 94% of them, and #2 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 37% year over year and up 16% over the last five years.
Hobart-Lawrence, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 27.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #218 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #2 of 89
- Safer than
- 94% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 37%
- 5-year change
- up 16%
- Population
- 18,026
- Reporting agency
- Hobart-Lawrence Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Hobart-Lawrence Police Department (FBI ORI WI0050900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Hobart-Lawrence (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Hobart-Lawrence vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.9(4) | 35.4(6) | 51.8(9) | 44.4(8) | 27.7(5) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 23.9(4) | 29.5(5) | 23.0(4) | 33.3(6) | 16.6(3) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 0.0(0) | 5.9(1) | 28.8(5) | 11.1(2) | 11.1(2) |
| Property crime | 795.8(133) | 448.4(76) | 276.1(48) | 227.3(41) | 199.7(36) |
| Burglary | 478.7(80) | 212.4(36) | 97.8(17) | 22.2(4) | 38.8(7) |
| Larceny | 281.2(47) | 200.6(34) | 161.1(28) | 177.4(32) | 155.3(28) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 35.9(6) | 29.5(5) | 17.3(3) | 27.7(5) | 5.5(1) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Hobart-Lawrence, WI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Hobart-Lawrence Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Hobart-Lawrence calculated?
- Hobart-Lawrence's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Wisconsin state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Wisconsin cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Hobart-Lawrence Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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