Westby, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westby, WI Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Westby the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,483.1 total crimes per 100K people in Westby.
  • The overall crime rate in Westby is -36.19% below the national average.
  • Westby ranks #242 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Westby ranks #5,274 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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Westby Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westby is 1,483.1 per 100,000 people. That's -36.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -18.02% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westby
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 1,483.1 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 3 127.1 323.4 369.8
Burglary 8 339.0 218.5 269.8
Larceny 21 889.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 127.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 32 1,355.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

Westby 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 Westby

3
Violent Crimes
127.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Westby in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westby is 127.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 786.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westby each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.63% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -60.69% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westby

32
Property Crimes
1,355.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-30.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 32 property crimes in Westby in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westby is 1,355.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westby each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -30.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.73% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westby

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
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
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,461 87 1,593.1 1,410.0 183.1
Viroqua, WI 4,421 96 2,171.5 2,081.0 90.5

Westby SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
6
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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