2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Wausau, WI vs Elko, NV

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- Elko has 47% more violent crime than Wausau.
- Elko has 39% more property crime than Wausau.
 Wausau, WIElko, NVUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock28.422.7
 Property Crime32.5  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Wausau    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I visited Wausau during the summer and it was a very nice change from Phoenix. The people were friendly & helpful. It was a little humid than what I’m used to but  More

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Beautiful area geographically but beneath that beauty are some of the most overly conservative, unfriendly, judgemental people anywhere. Very hard to make friends here  More

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I LIVED IN WAUSAU WI OVER 23 YEARS AGO. I RELOCATED TO WYOMING IN 1990 FOR GOVERMENT POSITION. NOW RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE, I WILL BE MOVING BACK TO THE UPPER  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Wausau, WisconsinCrime Index
 Edgar, WI7.9
 Athens, WI9.6
 Kronenwetter, WI11.7
 Maine, WI11.85
 Marathon City, WI12.25
 Hatley, WI12.55
 Fenwood, WI15.05
 Mosinee, WI15.8
 Spencer, WI17
 Stratford, WI17.25

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