Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Wausau has a violent crime rate of 405 per 100,000 residents, 7% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 280.5 per 100,000, robbery at 13.0, rape at 109.1. The murder rate is 2.6 per 100,000 (below the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,353 per 100,000, 31% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,028, burglary at 210, vehicle theft at 114 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 12 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Wausau receives a safety grade of F.