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These Are The Top 20 Safest Towns In Wisconsin: Safewise 2025 List

Safewise has released its rankings of the safest cities in every U.S. state, including Wisconsin.

Safewise has released its rankings of the safest cities in every U.S. state, including Wisconsin. The report was released last month and named the safest cities in the country based on crime rates and other data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Safewise has released its rankings of the safest cities in every U.S. state, including Wisconsin. The report was released last month and named the safest cities in the country based on crime rates and other data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

WISCONSIN — Safewise has released its rankings of the safest cities in every U.S. state, including Wisconsin. The report was released last month and named the safest cities in the country based on crime rates and other data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Mount Horeb was named the safest town in Wisconsin, according to the 2025 State of Safety in America rankings from Safewise.com.

Mount Horeb, a village of about 7,754, is part of the Madison metropolitan area in Dane County.

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No murders were reported among the state's 20 safest cities, and those cities reported a collective total of just three robberies, which occurred in Oregon and Mequon.

Mount Horeb and Jackson both reported zero burglaries, while Port Washington, Plymouth, and Jackson had no motor vehicle thefts.

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Fifteen cities saw year-over-year decreases in property crime, and ten saw decreases in violent crime. Waunakee experienced declines in both categories for the second year in a row.

Meanwhile, Mount Horeb, Port Washington, Sheboygan Falls, Kronenwetter, Muskego, Oregon, and McFarland all saw year-over-year drops in both property and violent crime.

Plymouth reported no violent crimes for the second consecutive year.

Here are the 20 Safest Cities in Wisconsin for 2025

  1. Mount Horeb
  2. Cottage Grove
  3. Hobart-Lawrence
  4. Waunakee
  5. Port Washington
  6. Sheboygan Falls
  7. Cedarburg
  8. Kronenwetter
  9. Muskego
  10. Plymouth
  11. Oregon
  12. Jackson
  13. Oconomowoc
  14. Caledonia
  15. Holmen
  16. Hartland
  17. Verona
  18. Mequon
  19. McFarland
  20. Waupun

See the full 2025 report from SafeWise.com.

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