2026 Compare Cities Crime:
La Crosse, WI vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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Highlights
- Cape Girardeau has 53% more violent crime than La Crosse.
- Cape Girardeau has 17% more property crime than La Crosse.
 La Crosse, WICape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock25.322.7
 Property Crime52.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 5 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 13 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 17 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near La Crosse, WisconsinCrime Index
 Mindoro, WI 
 St. Joseph CDP (La Crosse County), WI 
 La Crescent, MN7.85
 Caledonia, MN8.35
 Houston, MN10.9
 Brice Prairie, WI12.7
 Brownsville, MN13.4
 Spring Grove, MN13.75
 Holmen, WI14.4
 Eitzen, MN14.55

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