Assault per Capita in Stoughton
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Stoughton residents.
The map below shows assault per 1,000 Stoughton residents.
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B- |
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B- |
Your yearly chance of being a victim of assault in Stoughton is about 1 in 678.
Assault costs the average Stoughton resident about $42 per year.
Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Stoughton in green. The most dangerous areas in Stoughton 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 B- grade means the rate of assault is slightly lower than the average US city. Stoughton is in the 55th percentile for safety, meaning 45% of cities are safer and 55% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Stoughton's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of assault in Stoughton is 1.475 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Stoughton generally consider the north part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of assault in Stoughton may be as high as 1 in 362 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 885 in the north part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more assault occurs in the west parts of Stoughton, WI: about 4 per year. The northeast part of Stoughton has fewer cases of assault with only 1 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the assault rate in Stoughton to the Wisconsin state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Stoughton, WI: | 1.475 |
|---|---|
| Wisconsin: | 2.070 |
| USA: | 2.561 |
Considering only the assault rate, Stoughton 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.
Assault is projected to cost the residents of Stoughton about $752,151 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Stoughton's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Stoughton, including every crime type and how Stoughton compares to other cities.
Remember that assault 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 Stoughton's crime maps on the Stoughton overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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B | A- | B | B+ | |
B- | B | B | B | |
C | C | C+ | C | |
B- | B+ | B- | A- | |
B+ | A | B | A | |
B- | B- | B- | B- | |
B+ | A- | B | A- | |
A- | A- | A | A | |
B | A- | B+ | A | |
C+ | B- | C+ | B- |
Stoughton is lower versus other cities of the same size for assault. The table below compares assault in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Assault Crime Grade |
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B | C+ | C+ | C+ | |
B | B | B | A- | |
B- | B- | B- | C | |
C- | C | C | B- | |
A | A | A | A- | |
F | F | F | F | |
B | A- | A- | B | |
B | A+ | A+ | A+ | |
D+ | C | C | C | |
D- | D | D | D |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Stoughton, WI average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 50% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Stoughton schools on SchoolGrade
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