Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Stoughton, WI Crime Grade
How Stoughton 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
7/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Stoughton, WI was 207.8 per 100,000 residents (27 incidents over a population of 12,996). That puts Stoughton 43% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 28% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
That ranks Stoughton #2,101 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 44% of them, and #63 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is up 65% year over year and up 61% over the last five years.
Stoughton, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 207.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,101 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #63 of 89
- Safer than
- 44% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 65%
- 5-year change
- up 61%
- Population
- 12,996
- Reporting agency
- Stoughton Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Stoughton Police Department (FBI ORI WI0130500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Stoughton (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Stoughton 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 | 129.1(17) | 135.6(18) | 108.1(14) | 126.2(16) | 207.8(27) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 15.2(2) | 45.2(6) | 7.7(1) | 31.6(4) | 53.9(7) |
| Robbery | 7.6(1) | 7.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.9(1) | 7.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 106.4(14) | 82.9(11) | 100.4(13) | 86.8(11) | 146.2(19) |
| Property crime | 1314.2(173) | 836.2(111) | 1374.7(178) | 1285.7(163) | 1277.3(166) |
| Burglary | 220.3(29) | 90.4(12) | 139.0(18) | 213.0(27) | 269.3(35) |
| Larceny | 1033.1(136) | 647.9(86) | 1143.0(148) | 1049.1(133) | 969.5(126) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 60.8(8) | 90.4(12) | 85.0(11) | 15.8(2) | 38.5(5) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Stoughton, 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 Stoughton 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 Stoughton calculated?
- Stoughton'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 Stoughton 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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