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Wausau Crime Rate Report (Wisconsin)

Wausau crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 27 years with violent crime increasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in Wausau for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for Wausau in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 21.27% and the city property crime rate in Wausau was lower than the national property crime rate average by 52%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in Wausau was higher than the violent crime rate in Wisconsin by 7.34% and the city property crime rate in Wausau was lower than the property crime rate in Wisconsin by 27.54%.

Property and Violent Crime
Wausau Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
Wausau Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

Wausau Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault67
Arson3
Burglary22
Larceny and Theft246
Motor Vehicle Theft29
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape33
Robbery2
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)393
Property Crime297
Violent Crime104
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault102
Arson5
Burglary16
Larceny and Theft214
Motor Vehicle Theft33
Murder and Manslaughter2
Rape37
Robbery0
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)360
Property Crime264
Violent Crime141

Property and Violent Crime Totals

Wausau Property Crime

Wausau Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

Wausau Crime 2025

Wausau Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

Wausau Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

Wausau Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this Wausau, Wisconsin crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the Wausau crime report data for 2026 was projected from 27 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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