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Hobart, WI crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Hobart is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 15 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Hobart is 1 in 67. Based on FBI crime data, Hobart is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Wisconsin, Hobart has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Hobart compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Hobart with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Hobart's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hobart does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Hobart.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Hobart occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Hobart; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 471. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the village, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Hobart experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Hobart's rate for property crime is 13 per one thousand population. This makes Hobart a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Hobart is one in 78.

Hobart Crime Data

total Crime Index

33

(100 is safest)


Safer than 33% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Hobart Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

22

133

155

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.13

12.85

14.97

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.13
3.24
National Median: 4
    Hobart
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 471

in Hobart

1 in 309

in Wisconsin

Hobart Violent Crimes

Population: 10,351
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 6 0 15
Rate per 1,000 0.10 0.58 0.00 1.45

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
12.85
15.35
National Median: 19
    Hobart
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 78

in Hobart

1 in 65

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 10,351
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 53 74 6
Rate per 1,000 5.12 7.15 0.58

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Hobart Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
5
17
National Median: 26.8
    Hobart
    Wisconsin

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