Beaver Dam has an overall crime rate of 8 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Beaver Dam is 1 in 118. How does Beaver Dam fare compared to other communities in Wisconsin of all population sizes? Beaver Dam's crime rate is lower than approximately 36% of Wisconsin communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Beaver Dam has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Beaver Dam is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Beaver Dam does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Beaver Dam.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Beaver Dam's violent crime rate is 2 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Beaver Dam is one in 638.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Beaver Dam; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.