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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$1.27 million

Cost of Crime™ for Legend Lake, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,985 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Legend Lake 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 Legend Lake, 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 Legend Lake's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Legend Lake sits in the 9th percentile, ahead of 9% of cities and behind 91%. The grade covers only Legend Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Legend Lake is 50.87 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 16 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 24 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Legend Lake, WI report the most crime, about 17 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Legend Lake, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Legend Lake for 2025 is $1,273,041, about $732 per resident and $1,985 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Legend Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Legend Lake, WI:	$732
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Legend Lake is $732 per year, which is $268 more than the national average and $314 more than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Legend Lake:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $141 more than in Legend Lake.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $558 less than in Legend Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Legend Lake	Cost per Legend Lake Resident
Murder	$382,434	$220
Rape/Sexual Assault	$78,583	$45
Robbery	$74,390	$43
Assault	$156,561	$90
Kidnapping	$21,733	$13
Vehicle Theft	$86,176	$50
Burglary	$71,522	$41
Theft	$191,838	$110
Arson	$5,542	$3
Vandalism	$122,055	$70
Animal Cruelty	$643	$0
Drug Crimes	$52,498	$30
Identity Theft	$29,065	$17
Total Cost of Crime	$1,273,041	$732

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Legend Lake, 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 Legend Lake totals $2,989,594 ($1,720 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $4,262,635 ($2,453 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 Legend Lake has 1, do the same, and of Legend Lake's 1,738 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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Legend Lake 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 Legend Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.137
Robbery	1.361
Rape	0.7457
Murder	0.1171
Total Violent Crime	5.360 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	21.31
Vehicle Theft	3.202
Burglary	4.537
Arson	0.1320
Total Property Crime	29.18 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2062
Drug Crimes	4.084
Vandalism	9.830
Identity Theft	2.161
Animal Cruelty	0.0500
Total "Other" Rate	16.33 (D-)

Individual Legend Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Keshena, WI	D	D+	D
Keshena Falls, WI	D+	D+	D+
Red River, WI	D+	C+	D
Underhill, WI	C+	C	C+
Shawano, WI	C-	C+	C
Thornton, WI	C	C	B-
Hintz, WI	B-	B-	B
Middle Village, WI	B	A-	B+
Cecil, WI	B-	A	B-
Hayes, WI	B	A-	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Legend Lake 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
Arnolds Park, IA	B	C	C
Arpin, WI	A	A	A
Ashley, IN	B+	C	C
Barhamsville, VA	B-	A	A
Beaver Dam, AZ	C	F	F
Zell, MO	A-	B-	B-
Bismarck, IL	A+	A	A
Zeigler, IL	A	B	B
Bradbury, CA	C	B	B
Brookside Village, TX	D+	D	D

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Legend Lake, WI average SchoolGrade of F, with 4% actual proficiency versus 8% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Legend Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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