Black River Falls, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Black River Falls, WI Summary

Crime in Black River Falls research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Black River Falls over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Black River Falls:

  • There were 91 total crimes committed in Black River Falls the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,603.7 total crimes per 100K people in Black River Falls.
  • The overall crime rate in Black River Falls is 12.03% above the national average.
  • Black River Falls ranks #309 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Black River Falls ranks #7,630 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Black River Falls Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Black River Falls is 2,603.7 per 100,000 people. That's 12.03% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 43.93% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Black River Falls
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 91 2,603.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1 28.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 57.2 323.4 369.8
Burglary 5 143.1 218.5 269.8
Larceny 79 2,260.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 143.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 89 2,546.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Black River Falls Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Black River Falls

2
Violent Crimes
57.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Black River Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Black River Falls is 57.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,747.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Black River Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -82.30% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Black River Falls

89
Property Crimes
2,546.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
30.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 89 property crimes in Black River Falls in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Black River Falls is 2,546.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Black River Falls each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 30.30% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.40% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Black River Falls

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Eau Claire, WI 69,569 1,645 2,364.6 2,226.6 138.0
La Crosse, WI 51,727 1,759 3,400.5 3,095.1 305.4
Winona, MN 25,936 653 2,517.7 2,351.9 165.8
Onalaska, WI 18,807 406 2,158.8 2,121.6 37.2
Marshfield, WI 18,403 408 2,217.0 2,037.7 179.3
Holmen, WI 11,058 69 624.0 605.9 18.1
Sparta, WI 9,901 372 3,757.2 3,181.5 575.7
Tomah, WI 9,418 211 2,240.4 2,038.6 201.7
Altoona, WI 9,320 186 1,995.7 1,909.9 85.8
Lake Hallie, WI 7,352 109 1,482.6 1,333.0 149.6

Black River Falls SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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