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Ripon, 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

Ripon has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Ripon is 1 in 120. How does Ripon fare compared to other communities in Wisconsin of all population sizes? Ripon's crime rate is lower than approximately 36% of Wisconsin communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Ripon has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Ripon is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Ripon 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 Ripon.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Ripon 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 Ripon; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 555. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Ripon; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Ripon Crime Data

total Crime Index

55

(100 is safest)


Safer than 55% of U.S. cities.

Ripon Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

14

51

65

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.80

6.56

8.36

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.8
2.97
National Median: 4
    Ripon
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 555

in Ripon

1 in 337

in Wisconsin

Ripon Violent Crimes

Population: 7,772
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 0 6 0 8
Rate per 1,000 0.00 0.77 0.00 1.03

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
6.56
13.85
National Median: 20
    Ripon
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 152

in Ripon

1 in 72

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 7,772
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 5 41 5
Rate per 1,000 0.64 5.28 0.64

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

Ripon Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
13
16
National Median: 27.0
    Ripon
    Wisconsin