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Kaukauna, WI crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   "Reflects 2023 calendar year; released from FBI in October 2024 (latest available). Updated annually." Where is 2024 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Kaukauna has an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Kaukauna is 1 in 114. How does Kaukauna fare compared to other communities in Wisconsin of all population sizes? Kaukauna's crime rate is lower than approximately 32% of Wisconsin communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Kaukauna has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Kaukauna is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Kaukauna does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Kaukauna.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Kaukauna's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Kaukauna is one in 972.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that Kaukauna experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Kaukauna; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.

Kaukauna Crime Data

total Crime Index

49

(100 is safest)


Safer than 49% of U.S. cities.

Kaukauna Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

18

136

154

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

1.03

7.77

8.80

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
1.03
2.89
National Median: 4
    Kaukauna
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 972

in Kaukauna

1 in 347

in Wisconsin

Kaukauna Violent Crimes

Population: 17,493
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 2 6 0 10
Rate per 1,000 0.11 0.34 0.00 0.57

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 19,252 127,216 222,795 884,550
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.38 0.67 2.64

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
7.77
12.17
National Median: 19
    Kaukauna
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 129

in Kaukauna

1 in 82

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 17,493
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 18 116 2
Rate per 1,000 1.03 6.63 0.11

United States Property Crimes

Population: 334,914,895
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 839,563 4,512,064 1,067,522
Rate per 1,000 2.51 13.47 3.19

Kaukauna Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
19
14
National Median: 26.5
    Kaukauna
    Wisconsin