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

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$4.83 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hayward, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,033 per household.

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

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hayward's combined rate is higher than the norm. Hayward sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of cities and behind 73%. The grade covers only Hayward's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hayward is 33.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 44 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Hayward, WI report the most crime, about 64 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 10 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hayward, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hayward for 2025 is $4,826,651, about $482 per resident and $1,033 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

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

Hayward, WI:	$482
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hayward is $482 per year, which is $18 more than the national average and $63 more than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hayward:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $391 more than in Hayward.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $308 less than in Hayward

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hayward	Cost per Hayward Resident
Murder	$1.28 million	$128
Rape/Sexual Assault	$424,241	$42
Robbery	$247,687	$25
Assault	$887,630	$89
Kidnapping	$78,769	$8
Vehicle Theft	$69,010	$7
Burglary	$314,252	$31
Theft	$758,493	$76
Arson	$18,744	$2
Vandalism	$382,425	$38
Animal Cruelty	$5,329	$1
Drug Crimes	$311,626	$31
Identity Theft	$45,822	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$4,826,651	$482

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hayward, 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 Hayward totals $10,890,008 ($1,088 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $15,716,659 ($1,570 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 northwest 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, of which Hayward has 5, do the same, and of Hayward's 10,011 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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Hayward 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 Hayward residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.087
Robbery	0.7866
Rape	0.6989
Murder	0.0682
Total Violent Crime	4.641 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	14.63
Vehicle Theft	0.4452
Burglary	3.461
Arson	0.0775
Total Property Crime	18.61 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1298
Drug Crimes	4.208
Vandalism	5.347
Identity Theft	0.5914
Animal Cruelty	0.0720
Total "Other" Rate	10.35 (C-)

Individual Hayward Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Phipps, WI	D	D	D+
Northwoods Beach, WI	C	C	D+
Chief Lake, WI	D	D-	D-
Stanberry, WI	C	C	C-
Reserve, WI	D-	D-	D-
Seeleys, WI	B-	D	B
Stone Lake, WI	C-	D+	C-
Couderay, WI	D-	F	D-
New Post, WI	B+	C+	B+
Springbrook, WI	B+	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hayward is higher 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
Putnam, CT	C+	A-	A-
Polson, MT	D+	D	D
Pomona, NJ	A	A+	A+
Poplarville, MS	A-	A+	A+
Portland, CT	B+	A+	A+
Portland, IN	B	B	B
Prairie Grove, AR	C	D+	D+
Prairie View, TX	D	D	D
Prestonsburg, KY	C	B+	B+
Princeton, IL	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Hayward is less safe than the Wisconsin state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Hayward, WI average SchoolGrade of C-, with 31% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Hayward schools on SchoolGrade

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