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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$599,278

Cost of Crime™ for Marathon, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $618 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Marathon is 12.08 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 68 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 105 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Marathon, WI report the most crime, about 6 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Marathon, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Marathon for 2025 is $599,278, about $244 per resident and $618 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

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

Marathon, WI:	$244
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Marathon is $244 per year, which is $220 less than the national average and $175 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Marathon:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $629 more than in Marathon.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $70 less than in Marathon

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Marathon	Cost per Marathon Resident
Murder	$179,159	$73
Rape/Sexual Assault	$102,795	$42
Robbery	$26,734	$11
Assault	$91,254	$37
Kidnapping	$31,905	$13
Vehicle Theft	$29,333	$12
Burglary	$11,881	$5
Theft	$56,096	$23
Arson	$3,146	$1
Vandalism	$28,045	$11
Animal Cruelty	$610	$0
Drug Crimes	$27,918	$11
Identity Theft	$10,403	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$599,278	$244

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Marathon, 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 Marathon totals $1,717,074 ($700 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,316,352 ($944 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 southwest 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 do the same, and of Marathon's 2,453 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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Marathon 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 Marathon residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.295
Robbery	0.3465
Rape	0.6911
Murder	0.0389
Total Violent Crime	2.372 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.416
Vehicle Theft	0.7722
Burglary	0.5340
Arson	0.0531
Total Property Crime	5.775 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.2145
Drug Crimes	1.539
Vandalism	1.600
Identity Theft	0.5479
Animal Cruelty	0.0336
Total "Other" Rate	3.935 (A-)

Individual Marathon Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Marathon City, WI	C	C+	C
Rib Falls, WI	A+	B+	A
Nutterville, WI	A-	A	A-
Rib Mountain, WI	B+	B+	B-
Edgar, WI	A-	B	A
Wausau, WI	C+	C	C+
Brokaw, WI	A	A-	A
Poniatowski, WI	A	B	A+
Hamburg, WI	B	C	B
Rothschild, WI	A	B+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Marathon 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
Deposit, NY	A-	B+	B+
Loxahatchee, FL	A+	A+	A+
Marmaduke, AR	C-	D-	D-
Royalton, MN	A-	A	A
Martinsville, TX	C-	D	D
Pine Forest, TX	C	C	C
Panora, IA	B+	B	B
San Geronimo, TX	A-	B-	B-
Singer, LA	B-	C+	C+
Nehalem, OR	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Marathon 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 Marathon, WI average SchoolGrade of C+, with 37% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Marathon schools on SchoolGrade

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