Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
La Crosse, WI Crime Grade
How La Crosse 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
10/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in La Crosse, WI was 416.5 per 100,000 residents (211 incidents over a population of 50,663). That puts La Crosse Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 77% above the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. La Crosse (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
La Crosse 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 | 258.1(132) | 322.8(167) | 275.8(140) | 402.8(205) | 416.5(211) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.8(3) | 3.9(2) | 2.0(1) | 2.0(1) |
| Rape | 105.6(54) | 90.9(47) | 43.3(22) | 82.5(42) | 61.2(31) |
| Robbery | 23.5(12) | 30.9(16) | 29.6(15) | 25.5(13) | 35.5(18) |
| Aggravated assault | 129.0(66) | 195.3(101) | 199.0(101) | 292.8(149) | 317.8(161) |
| Property crime | 4084.6(2,089) | 3141.5(1,625) | 2811.3(1,427) | 3727.4(1,897) | 3454.2(1,750) |
| Burglary | 369.6(189) | 228.1(118) | 191.1(97) | 282.9(144) | 286.2(145) |
| Larceny | 3503.9(1,792) | 2720.0(1,407) | 2488.2(1,263) | 3275.5(1,667) | 3023.9(1,532) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 181.8(93) | 183.7(95) | 108.4(55) | 163.1(83) | 132.2(67) |
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: La Crosse'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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