3 Wisconsin Towns Among Top 100 Safest Places In America

Safety is a big part of being comfortable in your own home. But how safe is your city? A list has been compiled of the top 100 safest cities in the United States. Three Wisconsin towns show up on the list because of their low crime rates. Let's break it down.

Safewise put the list of 100 safest cities in America. They used FBI crime data for their methodology and focused solely on the cities' crime rates. They looked at both violent crime and property crime.

Property crime is usually driven by drugs in the community. People looking for drug money will steal, leading to an increase in property crimes. The most recent data they have is from the FBI's 2023 crime rate report.

Wisconsin cities came in at number 22, 68, and 85. The top ten safest cities in the country  were #10 Boxford, NJ, #9 Vernon Township, NJ, #8 Eliot, ME, #7 Cape Elizabeth, PA, #6 Indiana Township, PA, #5 Plainfield, CT, #4 Sagamore Hills, OH,  #3 Hawthorn Woods, IL, #2 Pingree Grove, IL, and #1 Campton Hills, IL.

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Mount Horeb, Wisconsin #22 Safest City In America

The small town of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, is the safest city in the state and the 22nd safest city in the US. The town has a population of 7,641 people and an incredibly low crime rate. The violent crime rate was 0.1, and the property crime rate was only 1.4. Those numbers are per 1,000 people.

Cottage Grove, Wisconsin #68

Cottage Grove is a pretty safe place to live in Wisconsin, too! They have a population of 9,803 people and a violent crime rate of 0.4. Property crimes reported per 1,000 people was 1.6. Those are some impressive numbers!

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Hobart-Lawrence #85

17,385 people call Hobart-Lawrence, Wisconsin home. It's one of the top 100 safest cities in America with a violent crime rate of 0.3 and a property crime rate of 2.9 per 1,000 people.

Hobart-Lawrence is located next to Green Bay, Wisconsin.