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Crime Rate in Eau Claire, WI (2025)

The FBI-based Crime Index for Eau Claire, built from FBI Crime Data Explorer reports for 2025. Scores run 0–100 (higher = safer).

78/100
BSafe

Crime Index

Population: 73,060
Data year: 2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer
#4 safest of 12 cities in Wisconsin
100% of population covered by reporting agencies · updated July 8, 2026

Is Eau Claire safe?

For 2025, Eau Claire scores 78/100 on our FBI-based Crime Index — a grade B (safe), which means it is one of the safer places we track. Its violent-crime rate of 168 per 100k is 0.5× the US average, and larceny-theft stands out most: 1,130 reported in 2025, 1.4× the national rate. Reported crime is down 28% since 2021. It ranks #4 safest of 12 cities in Wisconsin.

Violent crime
168/100k
0.5× US avg
-29% vs WI avg
Property crime
1,778/100k
+20% vs US avg
1.8× WI avg
Homicide
2.7/100k
0.7× US avg
-30% vs WI avg
Total reported
1,946/100k
+8% vs US avg
1.6× WI avg
63%

Safer than 63% of the 759 US cities we track

1 in 594

Annual odds of a reported violent crime per resident

1 in 56

Annual odds of a reported property crime per resident

Odds are the reported 2025 rate expressed per resident, city-wide — your actual risk varies by neighborhood, time, and situation.

Crime trend in Eau Claire

Reported crime in Eau Claire is down 28% since 2021.
2,9282,3301,732202120222023202420252,7131,946
Reported crime per 100,000 residents · hover a year for detail

Reported crime by offense

Each bar is scaled to the US average for that offense — the dashed line marks 1×. Bars past it run above the national norm; hover a row for detail.

Violent crime

Homicideanchor
0.7× US
2.7
2 total
Rape
+32% US
46.5
34 total
Robbery
0.3× US
12.3
9 total
Aggravated assault
0.5× US
107
78 total

Property crime

Burglary
-22% US
146
107 total
Larceny-theft
+41% US
1,547
1,130 total
Motor vehicle theft
0.4× US
78
57 total
Arson
-27% US
6.8
5 total

Rates shown are per 100,000 residents.

Homicide rate

2.74per 100k

Homicide anchors the Crime Index — see methodology.

-33% lower than the national homicide rate of 4.12 per 100k.

How Eau Claire compares

Eau Claire against the Wisconsin and US averages for 2025.

MetricEau ClaireWisconsinUnited States
Crime Index (higher = safer)78B81B73C
Violent crime /100k168237315
Property crime /100k1,7789971,487
Homicide /100k2.73.94.1
Total reported /100k1,9461,2341,802

Grade shown per index band (88–100 = A … 0–29 = F). Rates are reported offenses per 100,000 residents.

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No area has zero risk

A high Crime Index score means lower reported crime relative to other US cities — it is not a guarantee of safety. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.

Scores on this page reflect FBI-reported data for 2025. See the full methodology →

Compare Eau Claire to other Wisconsin cities

Ranked by Crime Index — closest to Eau Claire.

Waukesha87 BAppleton84 BJanesville83 BKenosha78 BWest Allis78 BOshkosh77 B

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Frequently asked questions

Is Eau Claire safe?
Eau Claire has a Crime Index of 78 out of 100 (grade B — safe) for 2025, based on FBI-reported violent and property crime rates relative to other US cities. That ranks it #4 of 12 cities in Wisconsin by reported crime. Reported crime is not the same as actual crime. Research on the gap between crime that occurs and crime that gets reported to police — often called the "dark figure" of crime — estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime go unreported each year. Every index built on official statistics, including this one, necessarily undercounts real crime. That gap is exactly why homicide — the offense with the smallest dark figure — anchors the calculation instead of a more commonly reported but less reliable category like theft.
What does a "B" grade mean?
A "Safe" grade means Eau Claire's severity-weighted crime rate falls in the 75–87 range on the Crime Index, out of a national distribution of every city we track for 2025. Grades are calibrated against the national distribution of every area we track for the same data year — they describe an area's relative standing, not an absolute promise. A "Very safe" grade means an area sits among the lowest-crime places in the country with usable data, not that nothing ever happens there.
What is the most common crime in Eau Claire?
The most frequently reported offense in Eau Claire for 2025 was larceny-theft, with 1,130 reported incidents. See the full breakdown by offense above for how violent and property crime compare to the US average.
Is crime in Eau Claire getting better or worse?
Reported crime in Eau Claire is down 28% since 2021, so the trend is improving. Year-to-year figures can shift with FBI reporting changes, not just real crime.
What are the odds of being a victim of crime in Eau Claire?
Based on 2025 reported rates, Eau Claire residents face roughly a 1 in 594 annual chance of a violent crime and about 1 in 56 for a property crime, calculated city-wide. Your individual risk varies widely by neighborhood, time of day, and circumstances.
How does Eau Claire compare to other US cities?
Eau Claire is safer than 63% of the 759 US cities we track for 2025, ranked by Crime Index. Its violent-crime rate is -29% vs the Wisconsin average and its property-crime rate is 1.8× the Wisconsin average.
Does reported crime equal real crime?
No. National research on the dark figure of crime estimates that roughly 40% of violent crime and about a third of property crime are never reported to police, so any index built on official statistics — including this one — measures a floor on real crime, not a ceiling. That's part of why the index leans most heavily on homicide, the category with the smallest reporting gap.
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