Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Crime reported in Balsam Lake, WI
Without FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, Balsam Lake has nothing to grade it on. Widen the search to 25 miles and 3 graded towns turn up. For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Amery (A−), 10 miles away.
The nearest Wisconsin towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amery | A− | 10 mi | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| New Richmond | B+ | 20 mi | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| Somerset | A | 22 mi | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Boyceville | B | 34 mi | 1.5 | 8.8 |
| Hudson | C+ | 34 mi | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| Rice Lake | C | 36 mi | 3.6 | 12.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Balsam Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Balsam Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Balsam Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
Balsam Lake had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is more than is typical for Wisconsin towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Balsam Lake’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Balsam Lake’s own rate (53.0) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Balsam Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple River | — | — | — |
| St. Croix Falls | — | — | — |
| Milltown | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Apple River, St. Croix Falls and Milltown have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Balsam Lake
Is Balsam Lake, WI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Balsam Lake. Balsam Lake has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Wisconsin towns with a grade are Amery (A−, 10 mi), New Richmond (B+, 20 mi), Somerset (A, 22 mi).
Heads-up board
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Balsam Lake.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.