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Florence, 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 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 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

Florence is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (76%) and also has a lower crime rate than 64% of the communities in Wisconsin, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Florence is one in 214 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Florence compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Florence with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Florence's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Florence 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 Florence.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Florence occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Florence; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 321. This equates to a rate of 3 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Florence compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Florence is just 2 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Florence is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.

Florence Crime Data

total Crime Index

76

(100 is safest)


Safer than 76% of U.S. cities.

Florence Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

1

3

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

3.12

1.56

4.68

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
3.12
2.97
National Median: 4
    Florence
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 321

in Florence

1 in 337

in Wisconsin

Florence Violent Crimes

Population: 641
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
1.56
13.85
National Median: 20
    Florence
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 641

in Florence

1 in 72

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 641
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Florence Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
2
16
National Median: 27.0
    Florence
    Wisconsin

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