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Lake Geneva, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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 Lake Geneva is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 19 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 Lake Geneva is 1 in 54. Based on FBI crime data, Lake Geneva is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Wisconsin, Lake Geneva has a crime rate that is higher than 88% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Importantly, when you compare Lake Geneva to other communities of similar population, then Lake Geneva crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Regardless of how Lake Geneva does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Lake Geneva's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Lake Geneva is one in 712.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva's rate for property crime is 17 per one thousand population. This makes Lake Geneva 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 Lake Geneva is one in 58.

Lake Geneva Crime Data

total Crime Index

25

(100 is safest)


Safer than 25% of U.S. cities.

Lake Geneva Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

12

147

159

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.40

17.21

18.61

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.4
2.97
National Median: 4
    Lake Geneva
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 712

in Lake Geneva

1 in 337

in Wisconsin

Lake Geneva Violent Crimes

Population: 8,544
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 1 4 0 7
Rate per 1,000 0.12 0.47 0.00 0.82

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
17.21
13.85
National Median: 20
    Lake Geneva
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 58

in Lake Geneva

1 in 72

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 8,544
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 2 140 5
Rate per 1,000 0.23 16.39 0.59

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Lake Geneva Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
24
16
National Median: 27.0
    Lake Geneva
    Wisconsin