Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0What is recorded in Janesville, and why there is no grade
Of the graded towns, Janesville is the closest, at C+. This Wisconsin town reports no crime figures of its own to the FBI for 2023–2025, so there is no Safety Grade.
The nearest Wisconsin towns with a Safety Grade
Straight-line distance from the center of Janesville. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Janesville.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
10 people died in crashes on Janesville’s roads in 2019–2023
Janesville had 9 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died.
That is 54.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Wisconsin towns of 2,500–5,000 people (6.8, 196 towns).
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.
Janesville and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janesville (city) | C+ | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| Center | — | — | — |
| Fulton | — | — | — |
| Rock | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Center and Rock have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Fulton reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 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 Janesville
Is Janesville, WI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Janesville. Janesville 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 Janesville (C+, 4 mi), Milton (A, 8 mi), Edgerton (A+, 8 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Janesville.
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.