If you are looking for a community that has low crime, you need look no further than Cottage Grove. With an annual crime rate of only 2 per one thousand people, the chance of becoming a victim of crime here is just 1 in 633. These crime statistics put Cottage Grove in the elite group of the safest communities in both Wisconsin and in the nation as a whole.

Additionally, NeighborhoodScout analyzed all cities and towns in America with a similar population size to Cottage Grove, and we found that the crime rate in Cottage Grove is one of the lowest in the nation for its size. This means Cottage Grove is one of the safest places in America in which to live for its size, a very important finding.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Cottage Grove does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Cottage Grove.

For Cottage Grove, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Cottage Grove than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2952, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Furthermore, our research shows that motor vehicle theft, arson, burglary, and larceny are not very common in Cottage Grove compared to most US cities and towns. In fact, the rate of these property crimes in Cottage Grove is just 1 per one thousand people, far below the national average. Based on this rate, Cottage Grove is one of the safer communities in America with regard to incidences of property crime.