Jefferson, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Jefferson, WI Summary

Crime in Jefferson research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Jefferson 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 Jefferson:

  • There were 147 total crimes committed in Jefferson the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,906.9 total crimes per 100K people in Jefferson.
  • The overall crime rate in Jefferson is -17.96% below the national average.
  • Jefferson ranks #272 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Jefferson ranks #6,339 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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Jefferson Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Jefferson is 1,906.9 per 100,000 people. That's -17.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 5.41% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Jefferson
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 147 1,906.9 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 15 194.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 17 220.5 323.4 369.8
Burglary 2 25.9 218.5 269.8
Larceny 123 1,595.5 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 64.9 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 130 1,686.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Jefferson 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 Jefferson

17
Violent Crimes
220.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-40.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Jefferson is 220.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 453.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -40.37% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -31.81% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Jefferson

130
Property Crimes
1,686.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 130 property crimes in Jefferson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Jefferson is 1,686.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Jefferson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 13.51% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Jefferson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Watertown, WI 22,885 365 1,594.9 1,350.2 244.7
Oconomowoc, WI 18,531 98 528.8 512.7 16.2
Whitewater, WI 14,327 217 1,514.6 1,284.3 230.3
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,432 150 1,206.6 900.9 305.7
Lake Mills, WI 6,662 62 930.7 705.5 225.2
Edgerton, WI 5,954 41 688.6 638.2 50.4
Milton, WI 5,683 29 510.3 475.1 35.2

Jefferson SnackAbility

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