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

Crime per Capita in Shawano County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Shawano County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Shawano County, WI Map of Crime Rates
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B+

Overall Crime Grade™

B+
A-
Other Crime Grade
B-

$14.5 million

Cost of Crime™ for Shawano County, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $859 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Shawano County 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 Shawano County, WI Safe?

The B+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Shawano County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Shawano County sits in the 76th percentile, ahead of 76% of counties and behind 24%. The grade covers only Shawano County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Shawano County is 22.27 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 34 in the central areas to 1 in 65 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Shawano County, WI report the most crime, about 258 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 26 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Shawano County, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Shawano County for 2025 is $14,480,092, about $353 per resident and $859 per household. That equals 1.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Shawano County Compared to Other Counties?

Shawano County, WI: $353
Milwaukee County, WI: $661
Washington County, WI: $234
Wisconsin: $419
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Shawano County is $353 per year, which is $111 less than the national average and $66 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Shawano County:
  • In Milwaukee County, WI, crime costs $661 per person, which is $308 more than in Shawano County.
  • In Washington County, WI, crime costs $234 per person, which is $119 less than in Shawano County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Shawano County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Shawano County
Cost per Shawano County Resident
Murder
$4.65 million
$113
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.70 million
$42
Robbery
$599,927
$15
Assault
$1.67 million
$41
Kidnapping
$307,901
$8
Vehicle Theft
$426,328
$10
Burglary
$581,830
$14
Theft
$1.73 million
$42
Arson
$92,123
$2
Vandalism
$1.28 million
$31
Animal Cruelty
$14,299
$0
Drug Crimes
$1.19 million
$29
Identity Theft
$221,384
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$14,480,092
$353

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Shawano County, 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 Shawano County totals $39,709,244 ($968 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $54,189,336 ($1,321 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 county 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 Shawano County has 13, do the same, and of Shawano County's 41,032 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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Shawano County 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 Shawano County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
1.421
Robbery
0.4648
Rape
0.6853
Murder
0.0603
Total Violent Crime
2.631 (B+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.132
Vehicle Theft
0.6710
Burglary
1.563
Arson
0.0930
Total Property Crime
10.46 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1238
Drug Crimes
3.937
Vandalism
4.377
Identity Theft
0.6971
Animal Cruelty
0.0471
Total "Other" Rate
9.182 (B-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D+
D
A+
A+
A+
A
A
A+
A-
B
A
B+
A
A-
B-
B+
C+
B
A-
B
C+
B-
C+
A
B+
A
A-
A
A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Shawano County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
D-
D-
A+
A-
A-
B+
B+
B+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A
B
B
B
D
B
B
C-
C-
C-
B-
B
B
B+
D
D

Considering only the crime rate, Shawano County 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 Shawano County, WI average SchoolGrade of D+, with 30% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Shawano County schools on SchoolGrade

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