Barron County, WI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$9.13 million

Cost of Crime™ for Barron County, WI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $450 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Barron County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The A- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Barron County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Barron County sits in the 79th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 79% of counties and behind 21%. The grade covers only Barron County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Barron County is 2.515 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 300 in the northwest areas to 1 in 594 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Barron County, WI report the most violent crime, about 23 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Barron County, WI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Barron County is projected at $9,126,702 for 2025, about $187 per resident and $450 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 43.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 42.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

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

Barron County, WI:	$187
Milwaukee County, WI:	$368
Washington County, WI:	$129
Wisconsin:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $187 per resident each year in Barron County, which is $71 less than the national average and $50 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Barron County:

In Milwaukee County, WI, crime costs $368 per person, which is $181 more than in Barron County.
In Washington County, WI, crime costs $129 per person, which is $58 less than in Barron County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Barron County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Barron County	Cost per Barron County Resident
Murder	$4.55 million	$93
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.03 million	$42
Robbery	$678,092	$14
Assault	$1.87 million	$38
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,126,702	$187

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Barron County, WI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Barron County totals $40,689,170 ($835 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $49,815,871 ($1,022 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Barron County, WI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Barron County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Barron County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.337
Robbery	0.4423
Rape	0.6863
Murder	0.0497
Total Violent Crime	2.515 (A-)

Individual Barron County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washburn County, WI	A-	A-	A
Polk County, WI	A	A	A
Rusk County, WI	B	B-	B
Dunn County, WI	B+	A-	B
Chippewa County, WI	A-	A	A-
Burnett County, WI	A-	B+	A
Sawyer County, WI	C	D+	C
St. Croix County, WI	A	B	A+
Chisago County, MN	A+	A	A
Washington County, MN	A-	A+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Barron County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Jackson County, NC	D+	C	C
Hatillo Municipio, PR	D-	D	D
Henry County, VA	B-	B-	B-
Highland County, OH	B+	B	B
Holmes County, OH	A-	C	C
Houghton County, MI	C+	C-	C-
Howell County, MO	C-	D	D
Huntingdon County, PA	A	A-	A-
Isabela Municipio, PR	F	F	F
Itasca County, MN	C-	B	B

Considering only the violent crime rate, Barron County is safer than the Wisconsin state average and safer than the national average.

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