Viroqua, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Viroqua, WI Summary

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

  • There were 96 total crimes committed in Viroqua the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,171.5 total crimes per 100K people in Viroqua.
  • The overall crime rate in Viroqua is -6.57% below the national average.
  • Viroqua ranks #293 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Viroqua ranks #6,896 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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Viroqua Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Viroqua is 2,171.5 per 100,000 people. That's -6.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 20.03% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Viroqua
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 96 2,171.5 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 22.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 4 90.5 323.4 369.8
Burglary 6 135.7 218.5 269.8
Larceny 80 1,809.5 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 135.7 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 92 2,081.0 1,485.7 1,954.4

Viroqua 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 Viroqua

4
Violent Crimes
90.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Viroqua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Viroqua is 90.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,105.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Viroqua each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.53% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.02% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Viroqua

92
Property Crimes
2,081.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 92 property crimes in Viroqua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Viroqua is 2,081.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Viroqua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 40.07% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Viroqua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
La Crosse, WI 51,727 1,759 3,400.5 3,095.1 305.4
Onalaska, WI 18,807 406 2,158.8 2,121.6 37.2
Holmen, WI 11,058 69 624.0 605.9 18.1
Reedsburg, WI 10,113 175 1,730.4 1,601.9 128.5
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
Decorah, IA 7,764 22 283.4 128.8 154.6
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,461 87 1,593.1 1,410.0 183.1
Westby, WI 2,360 35 1,483.1 1,355.9 127.1

Viroqua SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9
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