Oshkosh, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oshkosh, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,304 total crimes committed in Oshkosh the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,960.3 total crimes per 100K people in Oshkosh.
  • The overall crime rate in Oshkosh is -15.66% below the national average.
  • Oshkosh ranks #277 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Oshkosh ranks #6,453 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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Oshkosh Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oshkosh is 1,960.3 per 100,000 people. That's -15.66% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 8.36% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oshkosh
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,304 1,960.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.5 5.3 6.3
Robbery 14 21.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 153 230.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 224 336.7 323.4 369.8
Burglary 147 221.0 218.5 269.8
Larceny 862 1,295.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 71 106.7 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,080 1,623.5 1,485.7 1,954.4

Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh

224
Violent Crimes
336.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 224 violent crimes in Oshkosh in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oshkosh is 336.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 297.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oshkosh each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.94% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 4.13% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oshkosh

1,080
Property Crimes
1,623.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-16.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,080 property crimes in Oshkosh in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oshkosh is 1,623.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 61.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oshkosh each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -16.93% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.28% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oshkosh

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Appleton, WI 74,411 1,315 1,767.2 1,498.4 268.8
Fond du Lac, WI 44,613 861 1,929.9 1,640.8 289.2
Neenah, WI 27,706 416 1,501.5 1,270.5 231.0
Menasha, WI 17,971 212 1,179.7 1,040.6 139.1
Ripon, WI 7,793 65 834.1 654.4 179.6
Berlin, WI 5,665 81 1,429.8 1,059.1 370.7
Omro, WI 3,662 19 518.8 436.9 81.9
Winneconne, WI 2,515 5 198.8 198.8 0.0

Oshkosh SnackAbility

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