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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$124,935

Cost of Crime™ for Bowers, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $441 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Bowers 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 Bowers, 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 Bowers's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Bowers sits in the 92nd percentile, ahead of 92% of cities and behind 8%. The grade covers only Bowers's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bowers is 11.77 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 75 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 105 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Bowers, WI report the most crime, about 2 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bowers, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bowers for 2025 is $124,935, about $178 per resident and $441 per household. That equals 0.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 60.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 25.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

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

Bowers, WI:	$178
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bowers is $178 per year, which is $286 less than the national average and $241 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bowers:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $695 more than in Bowers.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $3 less than in Bowers

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Bowers	Cost per Bowers Resident
Murder	$25,485	$36
Rape/Sexual Assault	$27,718	$39
Robbery	$5,922	$8
Assault	$9,290	$13
Kidnapping	$5,323	$8
Vehicle Theft	$6,449	$9
Burglary	$5,301	$8
Theft	$16,235	$23
Arson	$1,251	$2
Vandalism	$9,295	$13
Animal Cruelty	$200	$0
Drug Crimes	$10,508	$15
Identity Theft	$1,960	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$124,935	$178

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bowers, 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 Bowers totals $307,570 ($438 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $432,505 ($616 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 do the same, and of Bowers's 702 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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Bowers 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 Bowers residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.4608
Robbery	0.2682
Rape	0.6512
Murder	0.0193
Total Violent Crime	1.400 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.465
Vehicle Theft	0.5933
Burglary	0.8325
Arson	0.0738
Total Property Crime	5.965 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1251
Drug Crimes	2.024
Vandalism	1.853
Identity Theft	0.3607
Animal Cruelty	0.0385
Total "Other" Rate	4.401 (A-)

Individual Bowers Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Honey Creek, WI	A-	B+	A-
Spring Prairie, WI	B-	B-	B
Springfield, WI	B+	B+	B+
Lyons, WI	A-	A-	A-
Honey Lake, WI	A+	A+	A+
Elkhorn, WI	B+	B+	A-
Lauderdale, WI	B	A+	C
Como, WI	A	A	A
East Troy, WI	A-	A-	A
Troy Center, WI	B+	A	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bowers 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
Kilkenny, MN	A-	A	A
Bayard, IA	B-	A+	A+
Willettsville, OH	B-	C	C
Bellmeade, WV	B+	B	B
Wilkinson, TX	C	B-	B-
Gum Branch, NC	B+	A-	A-
Gossburg, TN	B-	C+	C+
Vineland, MN	C-	D	D
Nisland, SD	B-	C+	C+
Cameron, IL	C+	C	C

Considering only the crime rate, Bowers 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 Bowers, WI average SchoolGrade of B, with 47% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Bowers schools on SchoolGrade

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