Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Onalaska, WI Crime Grade
How Onalaska 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
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
2/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Onalaska, WI was 49.6 per 100,000 residents (10 incidents over a population of 20,165). That puts Onalaska 85% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 79% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks Onalaska #494 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 87% of them, and #15 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is up 18% year over year and down 44% over the last five years.
Onalaska, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 49.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #494 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #15 of 89
- Safer than
- 87% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 18%
- 5-year change
- down 44%
- Population
- 20,165
- Reporting agency
- Onalaska Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Onalaska Police Department (FBI ORI WI0320200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Onalaska (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Onalaska 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 | 88.3(17) | 37.2(7) | 84.1(16) | 42.0(8) | 49.6(10) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 41.6(8) | 16.0(3) | 47.3(9) | 26.2(5) | 14.9(3) |
| Robbery | 5.2(1) | 5.3(1) | 10.5(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 41.6(8) | 16.0(3) | 26.3(5) | 15.7(3) | 29.8(6) |
| Property crime | 3190.8(614) | 2142.8(403) | 2433.1(463) | 2307.5(440) | 1958.8(395) |
| Burglary | 171.5(33) | 106.3(20) | 152.4(29) | 89.2(17) | 79.3(16) |
| Larceny | 2967.3(571) | 1972.7(371) | 2270.2(432) | 2197.4(419) | 1849.7(373) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52.0(10) | 58.5(11) | 10.5(2) | 21.0(4) | 24.8(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Onalaska, 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 Onalaska 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 Onalaska calculated?
- Onalaska'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 Onalaska 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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