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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$1.04 million

Cost of Crime™ for Blair, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $914 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Blair 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 Blair, WI Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Blair's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Blair sits in the 52nd percentile, ahead of 52% of cities and behind 48%. The grade covers only Blair's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Blair is 23.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 31 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 67 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Blair, WI report the most crime, about 26 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Blair, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Blair for 2025 is $1,040,503, about $383 per resident and $914 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Blair Compared to Other Cities?

Blair, WI:	$383
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Blair is $383 per year, which is $82 less than the national average and $36 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Blair:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $490 more than in Blair.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $208 less than in Blair

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Blair	Cost per Blair Resident
Murder	$333,887	$123
Rape/Sexual Assault	$112,423	$41
Robbery	$29,590	$11
Assault	$155,412	$57
Kidnapping	$25,435	$9
Vehicle Theft	$37,253	$14
Burglary	$31,467	$12
Theft	$109,005	$40
Arson	$4,357	$2
Vandalism	$111,779	$41
Animal Cruelty	$985	$0
Drug Crimes	$74,819	$28
Identity Theft	$14,091	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$1,040,503	$383

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Blair, 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 Blair totals $2,803,215 ($1,031 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,843,718 ($1,413 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 central part of the city holds more 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 do the same, and of Blair's 2,720 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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Blair 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 Blair residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.990
Robbery	0.3458
Rape	0.6817
Murder	0.0653
Total Violent Crime	3.082 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.738
Vehicle Theft	0.8845
Burglary	1.276
Arson	0.0663
Total Property Crime	9.964 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1542
Drug Crimes	3.719
Vandalism	5.752
Identity Theft	0.6693
Animal Cruelty	0.0490
Total "Other" Rate	10.34 (C-)

Individual Blair Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whitehall, WI	B	C	A-
Taylor, WI	B	B-	B
Iduna, WI	A	A+	A
Ettrick, WI	A-	C	A-
Pigeon Falls, WI	B-	F	A+
Hegg, WI	B+	C-	A-
Independence, WI	B-	A	C+
Frenchville, WI	A-	A-	A
York, WI	A-	B-	A-
Hixton, WI	B	C	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Blair 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
Black Canyon City, AZ	B-	D	D
Parish, NY	D+	D	D
Longville, LA	C+	C-	C-
Avoca, PA	B-	B-	B-
Malta, OH	C-	D-	D-
Mansfield, MO	D-	D-	D-
McKee, KY	D	C+	C+
Mecosta, MI	B+	C-	C-
Menahga, MN	B	D+	D+
Minot, ME	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Blair 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 Blair, WI average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Blair schools on SchoolGrade

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