Crime & Safety

The 100 Safest Municipalities in Wisconsin: Hudson and New Richmond Make the List

North Hudson gets the accolades for being one of the 100 safest U.S. municipalities, but Hudson and New Richmond make the state's top 100.

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WISCONSIN -- Everybody wants to live in a place where they are safe.

The Niche.com 2016 Safest Places to Live ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall safety at the municipal level.

The village of North Prairie in Waukesha County was rated as the safest community in Wisconsin in 2015.

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Hudson saw 18 violent crimes, including 3 robbery cases and 15 aggravated assaults. Hudson also saw 461 property crimes, including 23 burglaries, 428 theft cases and 10 auto thefts.

New Richmond was comparably safe over that time as well, seeing 13 violent crimes, including 2 rape cases, 3 robbery cases and 8 aggravated assaults. New Richmond also saw 194 property crimes, including 21 burglaries, 170 theft cases and 3 auto thefts.

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New Richmond was ranked 92nd, Hudson came in two spots higher at 94th.

Niche.com rankings take into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates, in an attempt to measure an area’s safety and security.

Niche.com also weighed several factors, including the numbers of assaults, robberies, murders, burglaries, vehicle thefts and property thefts per 100,000 residents from data obtained through the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.

Here is how Wisconsin's safest cities ranked nationally:

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