| | Madison, WI | West Des Moines, IA | United States |
| | 16.7 | 15 | 22.7 |
| | 41.6 | 36.3 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Madison, Wisconsin | Crime Index |
| Belleville, WI | 12.2 |
| Rio, WI | 12.3 |
| Fall River, WI | 12.3 |
| Brooklyn, WI | 12.9 |
| Poynette, WI | 13.3 |
| Avoca, WI | 13.4 |
| Arlington, WI | 13.4 |
| Waunakee, WI | 13.5 |
| Blue Mounds, WI | 13.6 |
| Cobb, WI | 13.8 |
Unfortunately, a number of these reviews are politically based. Madison remains the only shining star in Wisconsin’s economy. The economy is broadly based, with More
Have been living in Madison for almost 3 years. It’s very safe, ppl generally friendly and for a town of its size it has fair number of good restaurants and interesting More
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I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA More
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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is More
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