The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Houlton is Somerset, 7 miles away
Houlton has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in St. Croix County. The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Houlton alone, and no Safety Grade. 2 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
What stands out about safety in Houlton
Policed by the county
Houlton is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Houlton. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Wisconsin towns with their own police figures are Somerset (A, 7 mi), Hudson (C+, 8 mi), New Richmond (B+, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Houlton. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Croix County without police of their own, which include Houlton.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Wisconsin towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | A | 7 mi | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Hudson | C+ | 8 mi | 1.4 | 16.0 |
| New Richmond | B+ | 12 mi | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| River Falls | B+ | 16 mi | 1.2 | 7.5 |
| Prescott | A− | 22 mi | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Amery | A− | 26 mi | 1.2 | 4.3 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Houlton. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Houlton.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Houlton’s roads in 2019–2023
Houlton had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what 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 Houlton’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Houlton’s own rate (83.3) 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.
Houlton and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | — | — | — |
| Somerset | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. St. Joseph and Somerset 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 Houlton
Is Houlton, WI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Houlton. The nearest Wisconsin towns with a grade are Somerset (A, 7 mi), Hudson (C+, 8 mi), New Richmond (B+, 12 mi).
Who polices Houlton?
The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office. Houlton is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of St. Croix County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Houlton.
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.