Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wausau, WI Crime Grade
How Wausau 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
9/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wausau, WI was 257.9 per 100,000 residents (104 incidents over a population of 40,318). That puts Wausau Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 9% above the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks Wausau #2,421 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #75 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and down 38% over the last five years.
Wausau, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 257.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,421 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #75 of 89
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- down 38%
- Population
- 40,318
- Reporting agency
- Wausau Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wausau Police Department (FBI ORI WI0370300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Wausau, WI
Also known as
- Pah-je-tak-a-ke-ning-a-ning
- Big Bull Falls
- Wassa
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wausau (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wausau 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 | 413.7(159) | 393.9(155) | 415.2(165) | 305.4(122) | 257.9(104) |
| Murder | 5.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 2.5(1) | 2.5(1) | 5.0(2) |
| Rape | 93.7(36) | 106.7(42) | 67.9(27) | 110.1(44) | 81.8(33) |
| Robbery | 20.8(8) | 17.8(7) | 17.6(7) | 15.0(6) | 5.0(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 294.0(113) | 269.4(106) | 327.1(130) | 177.7(71) | 166.2(67) |
| Property crime | 1654.7(636) | 1293.6(509) | 1147.4(456) | 1028.8(411) | 729.2(294) |
| Burglary | 213.3(82) | 149.9(59) | 113.2(45) | 107.6(43) | 52.1(21) |
| Larceny | 1277.5(491) | 1044.5(411) | 936.0(372) | 836.1(334) | 597.7(241) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 148.3(57) | 91.5(36) | 93.1(37) | 65.1(26) | 71.9(29) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wausau, 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 Wausau 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 Wausau calculated?
- Wausau'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 Wausau 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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