West Salem, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Salem, WI Summary

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

  • There were 50 total crimes committed in West Salem the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 948.6 total crimes per 100K people in West Salem.
  • The overall crime rate in West Salem is -59.19% below the national average.
  • West Salem ranks #185 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Salem ranks #3,544 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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West Salem Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Salem is 948.6 per 100,000 people. That's -59.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -47.56% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Salem
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 50 948.6 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 94.9 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 132.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 5 94.9 218.5 269.8
Larceny 34 645.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 75.9 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 43 815.8 1,485.7 1,954.4

West Salem 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 West Salem

7
Violent Crimes
132.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-64.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in West Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Salem is 132.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 753.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -64.09% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.93% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Salem

43
Property Crimes
815.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.26%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in West Salem in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Salem is 815.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 122.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Salem each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.26% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.09% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Salem

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
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
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
La Crescent, MN 5,222 12 229.8 191.5 38.3
Bangor, WI 1,420 8 563.4 422.5 140.8

West Salem SnackAbility

9
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
8.5
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