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

Crime per Capita in Forest Junction

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Forest Junction. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Forest Junction, WI Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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A+
Other Crime Grade
A-

$82,000

Cost of Crime™ for Forest Junction, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $513 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Forest Junction 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 Forest Junction, 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 Forest Junction's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Forest Junction sits in the 95th percentile, ahead of 95% of cities and behind 5%. The grade covers only Forest Junction's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Forest Junction is 10.25 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 56 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 101 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Forest Junction, 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 Forest Junction, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Forest Junction for 2025 is $82,000, about $199 per resident and $513 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Forest Junction Compared to Other Cities?

Forest Junction, WI: $199
Ashland, WI: $873
Jackson, WI: $174
Wisconsin: $419
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Forest Junction is $199 per year, which is $265 less than the national average and $220 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Forest Junction:
  • In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $674 more than in Forest Junction.
  • In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $25 less than in Forest Junction

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Forest Junction for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Forest Junction
Cost per Forest Junction Resident
Murder
$29,202
$71
Rape/Sexual Assault
$17,574
$43
Robbery
$3,307
$8
Assault
$2,925
$7
Kidnapping
$2,784
$7
Vehicle Theft
$3,485
$8
Burglary
$1,905
$5
Theft
$7,406
$18
Arson
$394
$1
Vandalism
$6,802
$17
Animal Cruelty
$72
$0
Drug Crimes
$4,814
$12
Identity Theft
$1,328
$3
Total Cost of Crime
$82,000
$199

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Forest Junction, 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 Forest Junction totals $280,113 ($680 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $362,113 ($879 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 Forest Junction's 412 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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Forest Junction 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 Forest Junction residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.2472
Robbery
0.2552
Rape
0.7035
Murder
0.0377
Total Violent Crime
1.244 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
3.471
Vehicle Theft
0.5463
Burglary
0.5099
Arson
0.0396
Total Property Crime
4.567 (A+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1114
Drug Crimes
1.580
Vandalism
2.311
Identity Theft
0.4166
Animal Cruelty
0.0236
Total "Other" Rate
4.442 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B-
B
B-
A
A+
A
B+
B+
A
A+
A
A+
B+
B
B+
A-
A-
A-
A
A+
A
A
D-
A+
A-
A
A-
A
A
A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Forest Junction 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
A+
B
B
A
C
C
A
A+
A+
D+
B-
B-
B
A+
A+
C
D+
D+
C+
C+
C+
A+
A
A
B-
A-
A-
B
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Forest Junction 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 Forest Junction, WI average SchoolGrade of B, with 44% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Forest Junction schools on SchoolGrade

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