Greenfield, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Greenfield, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,017 total crimes committed in Greenfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,754.3 total crimes per 100K people in Greenfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Greenfield is 18.51% above the national average.
  • Greenfield ranks #314 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Greenfield ranks #7,828 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Greenfield Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Greenfield is 2,754.3 per 100,000 people. That's 18.51% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 52.25% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Greenfield
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,017 2,754.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 2.7 5.3 6.3
Robbery 13 35.2 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 40 108.3 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 61 165.2 323.4 369.8
Burglary 46 124.6 218.5 269.8
Larceny 788 2,134.1 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 122 330.4 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 956 2,589.1 1,485.7 1,954.4

Greenfield Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Greenfield

61
Violent Crimes
165.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-55.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 61 violent crimes in Greenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Greenfield is 165.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 605.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Greenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -55.33% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -48.91% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Greenfield

956
Property Crimes
2,589.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 956 property crimes in Greenfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Greenfield is 2,589.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Greenfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.48% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 74.27% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Greenfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
West Allis, WI 58,681 1,698 2,893.6 2,607.3 286.3
Wauwatosa, WI 47,149 1,295 2,746.6 2,547.2 199.4
Brookfield, WI 41,489 558 1,344.9 1,304.0 41.0
New Berlin, WI 40,358 329 815.2 770.6 44.6
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Franklin, WI 36,396 503 1,382.0 1,338.1 44.0
Muskego, WI 25,406 128 503.8 456.6 47.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Cudahy, WI 17,702 223 1,259.7 1,129.8 129.9
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4

Greenfield SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
8
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