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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B+
Property Crime Grade	B
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$1.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Baraboo, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $781 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Baraboo 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 West Baraboo, 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 West Baraboo's combined rate is about the same as the norm. West Baraboo sits in the 53rd percentile, ahead of 53% of cities and behind 47%. The grade covers only West Baraboo's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Baraboo is 22.94 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 31 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 74 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of West Baraboo, WI report the most crime, about 19 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Baraboo, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Baraboo for 2025 is $1,118,239, about $335 per resident and $781 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Baraboo Compared to Other Cities?

West Baraboo, WI:	$335
Ashland, WI:	$873
Jackson, WI:	$174
Wisconsin:	$419
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Baraboo is $335 per year, which is $129 less than the national average and $83 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Baraboo:

In Ashland, WI, crime costs $873 per person, which is $538 more than in West Baraboo.
In Jackson, WI, crime costs $174 per person, which is $161 less than in West Baraboo

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to West Baraboo	Cost per West Baraboo Resident
Murder	$310,397	$93
Rape/Sexual Assault	$139,753	$42
Robbery	$39,222	$12
Assault	$99,841	$30
Kidnapping	$15,412	$5
Vehicle Theft	$82,856	$25
Burglary	$38,183	$11
Theft	$113,322	$34
Arson	$7,010	$2
Vandalism	$130,143	$39
Animal Cruelty	$2,386	$1
Drug Crimes	$121,181	$36
Identity Theft	$18,533	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$1,118,239	$335

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Baraboo, 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 West Baraboo totals $2,771,329 ($831 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,889,568 ($1,167 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 West Baraboo has 1, do the same, and of West Baraboo's 3,334 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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West Baraboo 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 West Baraboo residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.043
Robbery	0.3740
Rape	0.6913
Murder	0.0495
Total Violent Crime	2.158 (B+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	6.563
Vehicle Theft	1.605
Burglary	1.263
Arson	0.0871
Total Property Crime	9.518 (B)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0762
Drug Crimes	4.914
Vandalism	5.464
Identity Theft	0.7182
Animal Cruelty	0.0967
Total "Other" Rate	11.27 (D+)

Individual West Baraboo Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Baraboo, WI	B-	B	B
LaRue, WI	A-	B+	A-
Lake Delton, WI	D-	C-	D-
North Freedom, WI	A-	B+	A-
Rock Springs, WI	A-	B+	A
Lewiston, WI	A	A	A+
Merrimac, WI	B+	B	B+
Wisconsin Dells, WI	C-	C-	C
Reedsburg, WI	B+	B+	A-
Lake Wisconsin, WI	A	A+	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Baraboo is similar 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
Belville, NC	D	A-	A-
Walker, MN	D	F	F
Brackenridge, PA	C+	B-	B-
Burlington, KS	D+	B+	B+
Burt, MI	C+	C	C
Greenleaf, WI	A	A+	A+
Cashton, WI	C	C+	C+
Deep Run, NC	D+	F	F
Eden, GA	A+	B	B
Glenville, PA	A+	A+	A+

Considering only the crime rate, West Baraboo 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 West Baraboo, WI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See West Baraboo schools on SchoolGrade

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