Crime recorded in Lake Wissota, and why it isn’t graded
The nearest town with a Safety Grade is Chippewa Falls, 5 miles away, graded B. Lake Wissota has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Chippewa County. The Chippewa 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 Lake Wissota alone, and no Safety Grade. Widen the search to 25 miles and 6 graded towns turn up.
What stands out about safety in Lake Wissota
Policed by the county
Lake Wissota is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Lake Wissota. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Wisconsin towns with their own police figures are Chippewa Falls (B, 5 mi), Altoona (C+, 11 mi), Eau Claire (C+, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Wissota. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Chippewa County without police of their own, which include Lake Wissota.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Chippewa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Falls | B | 5 mi | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Altoona | C+ | 11 mi | 0.6 | 21.0 |
| Eau Claire | C+ | 12 mi | 1.5 | 19.0 |
| Bloomer | B | 16 mi | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| Stanley | B− | 17 mi | 2.9 | 6.5 |
| Augusta | B | 19 mi | 1.3 | 11.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Lake Wissota. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Lake Wissota.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
One person died in crashes on Lake Wissota’s roads in 2019–2023
Lake Wissota 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 Lake Wissota’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lake Wissota’s own rate (6.3) 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.
Lake Wissota and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | — | — | — |
| Chippewa Falls | B | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Eagle Point | — | — | — |
| Lake Hallie | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Lafayette and Eagle Point have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Lake Hallie reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 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 Lake Wissota
Is Lake Wissota, WI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Lake Wissota. The nearest Wisconsin towns with a grade are Chippewa Falls (B, 5 mi), Altoona (C+, 11 mi), Eau Claire (C+, 12 mi).
Who polices Lake Wissota?
The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office. Lake Wissota is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Chippewa County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Lake Wissota.
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.