Burlington, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burlington, WI Summary

Crime in Burlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Burlington over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Burlington:

  • There were 117 total crimes committed in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,059.6 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is -50.00% below the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #166 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Burlington ranks #4,620 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Wisconsin

Burlington Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 1,059.6 per 100,000 people. That's -50.00% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -26.04% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 117 1,059.6 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 8 72.5 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 11 99.6 278.5 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 117.2 229.0
Larceny 102 923.7 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 36.2 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 106 960.0 1,154.1 1,760.0

Burlington Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Burlington

11
Violent Crimes
99.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 99.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,003.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.25% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.23% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

106
Property Crimes
960.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 106 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 960.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 104.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.46% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.82% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Franklin, WI 35,535 447 1,257.9 1,207.3 50.7
Muskego, WI 25,389 392 1,544.0 1,532.2 11.8
Antioch, IL 14,907 85 570.2 530.0 40.2
Fox Lake, IL 10,749 209 1,944.4 1,693.2 251.2
Mukwonago, WI 8,568 109 1,272.2 1,167.1 105.0
Sturtevant, WI 6,677 37 554.1 464.3 89.9
Bloomfield, WI 6,666 16 240.0 210.0 30.0
Spring Grove, IL 5,523 23 416.4 398.3 18.1

Burlington SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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