Arson per Capita in Medford
The map below shows arson per 1,000 Medford residents.
The map below shows arson per 1,000 Medford residents.
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Arson Grade™
B- |
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C+ |
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B+ |
Arson costs the average Medford resident about $2 per year.
Crime Grade's arson map shows the safest places in Medford in green. The most dangerous areas in Medford are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A- grade means the rate of arson is lower than the average US city. Medford is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of cities are safer and 84% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Medford's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of arson in Medford is 0.0653 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Medford generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of arson in Medford may be as high as 1 in 12,715 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,568 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more arson occurs in the central parts of Medford, WI: about 0 per year. The north part of Medford has fewer cases of arson with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the arson rate in Medford to the Wisconsin state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Medford, WI: | 0.0653 |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin: | 0.0772 |
| USA: | 0.1151 |
Considering only the arson rate, Medford is safer than the Wisconsin state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Arson is projected to cost the residents of Medford about $13,782 in 2025, or roughly $2 per resident. This is part of Medford's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Medford, including every crime type and how Medford compares to other cities.
Remember that arson rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Medford's crime maps on the Medford overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Arson Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | B | A- | A | |
B+ | A- | B | A | |
A- | B | A+ | A+ | |
B | A | B- | A- | |
B | B- | B+ | A+ | |
B | A- | B- | A | |
A | B | A+ | A | |
B+ | B | B+ | A- | |
A- | B+ | A | A | |
A | C+ | A+ | A |
Medford is lower versus other cities of the same size for arson. The table below compares arson in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Arson Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F | D- | D- | C+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
F | D | D | C+ | |
A- | A | A | A+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | F | |
D | D- | D- | C- | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A | A | C+ | |
C- | C- | C- | B+ | |
C+ | C | C | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Medford, WI average SchoolGrade of C, with 35% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Medford schools on SchoolGrade
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