Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wisconsin Rapids, WI Crime Grade
How Wisconsin Rapids 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 Wisconsin Rapids, WI was 257.6 per 100,000 residents (48 incidents over a population of 18,631). That puts Wisconsin Rapids 21% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 9% above the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks Wisconsin Rapids #2,419 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 36% of them, and #74 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 52% year over year and down 59% over the last five years.
Wisconsin Rapids, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 257.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,419 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #74 of 89
- Safer than
- 36% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 52%
- 5-year change
- down 59%
- Population
- 18,631
- Reporting agency
- Wisconsin Rapids Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wisconsin Rapids Police Department (FBI ORI WI0720300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Also known as
- Grand Rapids Mills
- Grand Rapids
- Ah-dah-wa-gam
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. Wisconsin Rapids (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wisconsin Rapids 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 | 623.8(109) | 433.3(81) | 504.4(94) | 537.6(100) | 257.6(48) |
| Murder | 5.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.4(1) |
| Rape | 194.6(34) | 181.9(34) | 155.6(29) | 177.4(33) | 118.1(22) |
| Robbery | 11.4(2) | 5.3(1) | 16.1(3) | 10.8(2) | 5.4(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 412.1(72) | 246.1(46) | 332.7(62) | 349.4(65) | 128.8(24) |
| Property crime | 2272.1(397) | 2102.4(393) | 2114.1(394) | 1897.6(353) | 1782.0(332) |
| Burglary | 160.2(28) | 203.3(38) | 91.2(17) | 145.1(27) | 69.8(13) |
| Larceny | 2026.0(354) | 1733.3(324) | 1942.4(362) | 1607.4(299) | 1647.8(307) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 80.1(14) | 155.1(29) | 69.8(13) | 145.1(27) | 53.7(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wisconsin Rapids, 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 Wisconsin Rapids 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 Wisconsin Rapids calculated?
- Wisconsin Rapids'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 Wisconsin Rapids 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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