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Sawyer County, WI Arrest Records

Sawyer County, WI is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.16 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Polk, Waupaca, Waukesha, Brown, Dane counties in Wisconsin.
Sawyer County, WI property crime rate is 9.84 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 99 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 2.94% compared to 2015.

Sawyer County, WI Crime Rate

Total arrests in Sawyer County in 2016 decreased by 10.89% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes decreased from 24 to 19 while non-violent crime decreased by 9.55% from 178 to 161.

5 Crimes In Sawyer County, WI in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 99
Burglary 52
Aggravated assault 11
Motor vehicle theft 10
Revised rape 4

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Sawyer County decreased by 20.83% from 2015 and decreased by 51.28% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 39 to 19. In 2016 violent crime rate in Sawyer County was 75.27% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.116%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Sawyer County decreased by 9.55% from 2015 and decreased by 60.73% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 410 to 161. In 2016 property crime rate in Sawyer County was 65.4% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.984%.

How Sawyer stands up against other counties

Sawyer vs. Crawford

You’ll be in more risk in Sawyer compared to Crawford county that had 25.89% lower crime rate compared to Sawyer county according to the FBI.
Rape rates of 0.2444 per 1,000 people is higher than national of 0.0199 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Crawford county.
Burglary rates of 3.1767 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and higher than average 1.5318 in Crawford county.

Sawyer vs. Lafayette

You’ll be in more risk in Sawyer compared to Lafayette county that had 45.72% lower crime rate compared to Sawyer county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.1833 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0000 in Lafayette county.
Larceny rates of 6.0480 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 20.5437 per 1,000 people and higher than average 3.1039 in Lafayette county.

Names with the most arrests in Sawyer

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Sawyer, Wisconsin, the most crimes, that's 32.63% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30. Felonies are committed more by men. Misdemeanor records are popular among white population of the county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Sawyer County is 0.67% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 3.01 daily crimes that occur in Sawyer County.
  • Sawyer, WI is more violent than Crawford.
  • In Sawyer County you have a 1 in 91 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Sawyer, WI have decreased by 10.89%.

Sawyer Police Departments

Cities in Sawyer County

Names in Sawyer County