Crime in Loyal, WI

Loyal is a city of 2,480 in Clark County, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Wisconsin Rapids · Updated November 2026

Is Loyal, WI safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Loyal has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 89% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Loyal grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 959 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

89% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Loyal as a whole, and 11% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Loyal scores 959.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 958 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 960 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Loyal

Map of Loyal shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Loyal, WI at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Loyal, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


Crime rates and types in Loyal

CrimeGrade™ estimates Loyal has about 15 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 59% less than the US as a whole and 38% less than Wisconsin.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in Loyal, about 42% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.050.05
RapeA+under 10.340.38
RobberyA+under 10.030.62
AssaultA+93.812.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+10.542.4
TheftA166.413.1
Vehicle theftA+10.572.7
ArsonA+under 10.030.12
VandalismA+93.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Loyal compares with nearby cities

Loyal has the most crime of its 6 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
LoyalA+959A+A+2,480
Greenwood 6 milesA+979A+A+2,820
Chili 10 milesA+986A+A+1,330
Spencer 10 milesA+965A+A+3,630
Granton 10 milesA+984A+A+1,500
Show all 6
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Neillsville 12 milesA+975A+A+4,740
Unity 12 milesA+971A+A+1,100

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Loyal. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Loyal is safer than 51% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
LoyalA+959A+A+2,480
Amawalk, NYA+985A+A+2,480
Sullivan, WIA+979A+A+2,480
Archie, MOA+963A+A+2,480
Point Blank, TXA+949A+A+2,480
Show all 10
PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ash Flat, ARA+947A+A+2,480
Poth, TXA+946A+A+2,480
Brimfield, ILA+939A+A+2,480
Alpha, NJA889AA2,480
Kealakekua, HIA-834AA-2,480
Hamer, SCA-829A-A2,480

What crime costs Loyal

Crime costs Loyal about $682 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 43% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $2.5 million a year, or $1,010 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$240,000$98
Rape$51,000$20
Robbery$2,200$1
Assault$100,000$42
Burglary$12,000$5
Theft$82,000$33
Vehicle theft$22,000$9
Arson$1,700$1
Vandalism$60,000$24
Total$580,000$232

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Loyal means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Loyal

Schools in Loyal, WI average a SchoolGrade of C-: 35% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Loyal on SchoolGrade