The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bell Center, WI: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$49,862

Cost of Crime™ for Bell Center, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $616 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bell Center with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bell Center, WI Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bell Center's combined rate is lower than the norm. Bell Center sits in the 84th percentile, ahead of 84% of cities and behind 16%. The grade covers only Bell Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bell Center is 14.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 44 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 75 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Bell Center, WI report the most crime, about 1 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bell Center, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bell Center for 2025 is $49,862, about $270 per resident and $616 per household. That equals 0.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bell Center Compared to Other Cities?

Bell Center, WI:	$270
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bell Center is $270 per year, which is $195 less than the national average and $149 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bell Center:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $603 more than in Bell Center.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $95 less than in Bell Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bell Center for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bell Center	Cost per Bell Center Resident
Murder	$13,490	$73
Rape/Sexual Assault	$8,177	$44
Robbery	$3,509	$19
Assault	$7,155	$39
Kidnapping	$533	$3
Vehicle Theft	$2,168	$12
Burglary	$2,922	$16
Theft	$1,434	$8
Arson	$331	$2
Vandalism	$3,387	$18
Animal Cruelty	$101	$1
Drug Crimes	$5,260	$28
Identity Theft	$1,396	$8
Total Cost of Crime	$49,862	$270

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bell Center, WI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bell Center totals $132,400 ($716 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $182,263 ($985 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The city holds few retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Bell Center has 2, do the same, and of Bell Center's 185 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bell Center Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bell Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.347
Robbery	0.6030
Rape	0.7289
Murder	0.0388
Total Violent Crime	2.718 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	1.496
Vehicle Theft	0.7566
Burglary	1.741
Arson	0.0741
Total Property Crime	4.068 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0475
Drug Crimes	3.844
Vandalism	2.563
Identity Theft	0.9750
Animal Cruelty	0.0736
Total "Other" Rate	7.503 (C+)

Individual Bell Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Bell Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bell Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gays Mills, WI	B+	B	A
Petersburg, WI	A-	A-	A
Mount Zion, WI	A-	B	A+
Rolling Ground, WI	A-	C+	A+
Mount Sterling, WI	B	C+	B+
Seneca, WI	B	B	B
Plugtown, WI	A-	A-	A
Towerville, WI	B-	B-	C+
Steuben, WI	A	A+	A
Soldiers Grove, WI	B-	B-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bell Center is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Eaton, WV	B+	A-	A-
Malaga, NM	F	D-	D-
Wallula, WA	D	B-	B-
Mack Creek Village, VA	B-	B	B
Macdonaldton, PA	A+	A	A
Wallis Run, PA	A	A	A
Raft River, ID	D+	C+	C+
Ludden, ND	C-	B	B
Rare Metals, AZ	D-	F	F
Dover, WI	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Bell Center is safer than the Wisconsin state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bell Center, WI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Bell Center schools on SchoolGrade

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