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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$5.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rice Lake, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $814 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rice 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 Rice Lake, WI Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Rice Lake's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Rice Lake sits in the 46th percentile, ahead of 46% of cities and behind 54%. The grade covers only Rice Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Rice Lake is 25.38 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 27 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 57 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Rice Lake, WI report the most crime, about 94 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rice Lake, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Rice Lake for 2025 is $5,133,006, about $351 per resident and $814 per household. That equals 0.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.4%

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

Rice Lake, WI:	$351
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Rice Lake is $351 per year, which is $113 less than the national average and $68 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Rice Lake:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $522 more than in Rice Lake.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $176 less than in Rice Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Rice Lake	Cost per Rice Lake Resident
Murder	$1.46 million	$100
Rape/Sexual Assault	$591,057	$40
Robbery	$177,186	$12
Assault	$508,204	$35
Kidnapping	$113,651	$8
Vehicle Theft	$156,042	$11
Burglary	$292,422	$20
Theft	$796,462	$54
Arson	$23,326	$2
Vandalism	$456,047	$31
Animal Cruelty	$6,123	$0
Drug Crimes	$456,275	$31
Identity Theft	$93,066	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$5,133,006	$351

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Rice 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 Rice Lake totals $12,742,803 ($871 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,875,809 ($1,222 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 central 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 Rice Lake has 3, do the same, and of Rice Lake's 14,627 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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Rice 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 Rice Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.210
Robbery	0.3851
Rape	0.6664
Murder	0.0532
Total Violent Crime	2.315 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.51
Vehicle Theft	0.6889
Burglary	2.204
Arson	0.0660
Total Property Crime	13.47 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1281
Drug Crimes	4.217
Vandalism	4.364
Identity Theft	0.8220
Animal Cruelty	0.0566
Total "Other" Rate	9.588 (C-)

Individual Rice Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cameron, WI	A	A	A
Brill, WI	B	B	B+
Haugen, WI	B	B+	B-
Canton, WI	A+	A	A+
Mikana, WI	B+	C+	A-
Barron, WI	C-	C-	D+
Poskin, WI	A+	A-	A+
Birchwood, WI	C+	B-	C+
Chetek, WI	B	B-	B+
Cumberland, WI	B-	C-	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Rice Lake 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
Ville Platte, LA	F	F	F
Belchertown, MA	A	B+	B+
Benson, NC	D+	D	D
Benton, KY	B-	A-	A-
Blountville, TN	F	F	F
Bolivar, MO	D	C-	C-
Boone, IA	B	B+	B+
Booneville, MS	B	A+	A+
Boonsboro, MD	D+	F	F
Boonton, NJ	A-	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, Rice Lake is as safe as 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 Rice Lake, WI average SchoolGrade of C, with 37% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Rice Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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