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Table 2: Number of Property Offenses

Type of Offense and Year La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau Vernon Houston

Total Property Crimes

2008 3,056 955 326 319 207

2009 3,073 599 361 329 187

2010 2,799 1,026 399 256 128

2011 2,880 855 290 313 81

2012 3,181 1,130 298 261 48

Burglary

2008 462 187 66 72 45

2009 522 82 73 79 53

2010 531 168 102 67 24

2011 552 188 70 100 14

2012 656 175 68 56 12

Theft

2008 2,462 728 238 217 151

2009 2,430 507 268 236 129

COMMUNITY 2010 2,157 813 280 173 46

2011 2,225 634 212 202 62

2012 2,449 917 221 194 32

Motor Vehicle Theft

2008 119 35 22 30 11

2009 108 7 20 11 4

2010 101 40 17 15 58

2011 99 32 8 10 4

2012 73 31 9 10 4

Arson

2008 13 5 0 0 0

2009 13 3 0 3 1

2010 10 5 0 1 0

2011 4 1 0 1 1

2012 3 7 0 1 0

Source: State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Uniform Crime Report from 2009 through 2013; Wisconsin
Law Enforcement Network, Crime in Wisconsin Report for years 2008 through 2013

Violent crimes involve face-to-face confrontations between a victim and a perpetrator. Violent crime offenses
include murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Violent crimes
can be committed with or without the use of a weapon. Similar to property crime, violent crimes are more
common in more heavily populated areas, as seen when comparing La Crosse County to the rest of the Great
Rivers Region (see Figure 8). The state of Minnesota categorizes violent crimes slightly differently from
Wisconsin, which helps explain why much smaller Houston County has a comparable or higher violent crime
rate than La Crosse County in most years. In general, counties in the Great Rivers Region have lower violent
crime rates than both state averages.

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