Medford, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Medford, WI Summary

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

  • There were 85 total crimes committed in Medford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,977.7 total crimes per 100K people in Medford.
  • The overall crime rate in Medford is -14.91% below the national average.
  • Medford ranks #278 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Medford ranks #6,478 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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Medford Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Medford is 1,977.7 per 100,000 people. That's -14.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 9.32% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Medford
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 85 1,977.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 46.5 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 162.9 323.4 369.8
Burglary 20 465.3 218.5 269.8
Larceny 55 1,279.7 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 69.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 78 1,814.8 1,485.7 1,954.4

Medford 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 Medford

7
Violent Crimes
162.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.96%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Medford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Medford is 162.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 614.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Medford each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.96% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -49.63% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Medford

78
Property Crimes
1,814.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-7.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 78 property crimes in Medford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Medford is 1,814.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 55.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Medford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -7.14% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 22.15% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Medford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wausau, WI 39,349 657 1,669.7 1,280.8 388.8
Marshfield, WI 18,403 408 2,217.0 2,037.7 179.3
Merrill, WI 9,341 278 2,976.1 2,804.8 171.3
Kronenwetter, WI 8,530 32 375.1 269.6 105.5
Rothschild, WI 5,522 37 670.0 633.8 36.2
Athens, WI 1,075 7 651.2 558.1 93.0

Medford SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
3
Safety
6
Amenities
7
Education
6
Commute
9
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