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The Wausau crime rate is higher than the Wisconsin average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #254

Wausau, WI	1,436.22
Wisconsin	1,227.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Wausau, WI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Wausau, WI	Count	2	13	10	60	125	609	30	10
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	5.1	33.0	25.4	152.4	317.6	1,547.3	76.2	25.4	1,017
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.9	20.3	88.0	170.4	368.5	1,547.6	172.3	NA	1,104
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Wausau, WI	Count	2	11	13	59	217	725	28	5
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	5.1	28.1	33.2	150.6	553.9	1,850.6	71.5	12.8	1,193
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.8	22.6	84.2	161.6	424.0	1,636.0	128.6	NA	1,128
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Wausau, WI	Count	1	21	21	77	241	806	32	29
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.5	53.4	53.4	195.9	613.0	2,050.2	81.4	73.8	1,445
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	21.3	80.7	175.5	488.0	1,822.3	143.5	NA	1,220
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Wausau, WI	Count	0	32	21	70	253	890	35	6
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	81.5	53.5	178.2	644.2	2,266.0	89.1	15.3	1,600
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.4	20.4	78.2	135.9	466.7	1,821.9	144.1	NA	1,152
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Wausau, WI	Count	0	19	14	69	267	894	26	6
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	49.4	36.4	179.6	694.8	2,326.4	67.7	15.6	1,445
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.7	20.9	79.2	145.9	467.1	1,897.5	143.1	NA	1,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Wausau, WI	Count	2	18	10	98	257	705	33	16
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	5.3	48.1	26.7	261.6	686.1	1,882.1	88.1	42.7	1,482
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.5	19.6	85.8	149.1	472.9	1,977.4	157.8	NA	1,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Wausau, WI	Count	1	19	29	82	276	851	50	6
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.6	50.0	76.4	215.9	726.7	2,240.6	131.6	15.8	1,610
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.6	19.9	91.1	160.4	488.3	2,063.4	204.7	NA	1,298
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Wausau, WI	Count	1	16	31	63	249	799	65	12
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.6	41.7	80.7	164.0	648.4	2,080.5	169.2	31.2	1,463
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.3	21.8	97.7	168.1	497.0	2,100.9	239.8	NA	1,366
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Wausau, WI	Count	1	12	21	75	237	1,030	56	12
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.7	32.1	56.1	200.4	633.2	2,751.9	149.6	32.1	1,566
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	20.4	100.2	160.6	485.8	2,079.5	252.5	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Wausau, WI	Count	0	23	21	73	251	826	48	9
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	61.6	56.2	195.4	671.9	2,211.2	128.5	24.1	1,542
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.5	20.6	82.2	135.2	440.8	1,992.8	226.6	NA	1,246
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Wausau, WI	20.00
Wisconsin	12.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Wausau, WI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Wausau, WI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Wausau, WI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Wausau, WI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Wausau, WI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.5	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Wausau, WI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Wausau, WI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Wausau, WI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Wausau, WI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Wausau, WI	Count	3	1	0	1	1	0
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	8.0	2.7	0.0	2.7	2.7	0.0	80
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Wausau, WI	1.77
Wisconsin	2.79
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Wausau, WI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Wausau, WI	Count	78	69	9
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	198.2	175.3	22.9	1.87
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	317.8	222.5	95.2	2.70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Wausau, WI	Count	77	70	7
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	196.5	178.7	17.9	1.88
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	315.7	219.4	96.3	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Wausau, WI	Count	77	70	7
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	195.9	178.1	17.8	1.87
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	327.7	222.2	105.5	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Wausau, WI	Count	76	70	6
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	193.5	178.2	15.3	1.86
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.5	224.5	108.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Wausau, WI	Count	74	68	6
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	192.6	176.9	15.6	1.85
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	342.5	230.9	111.6	2.87
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Wausau, WI	Count	79	70	9
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	210.9	186.9	24.0	1.99
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	339.1	232.3	106.9	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Wausau, WI	Count	78	71	7
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	205.4	186.9	18.4	1.96
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.6	232.5	100.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Wausau, WI	Count	76	69	7
	Wausau, WI	Per 100,000	197.9	179.7	18.2	1.89
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	334.6	231.7	102.9	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Wausau, WI	Count	71	65	6
2005	Wausau, WI	Count	72	65	7