Kenosha, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kenosha, WI Summary

Crime in Kenosha research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Kenosha 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 Kenosha:

  • There were 1,471 total crimes committed in Kenosha the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,488.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kenosha.
  • The overall crime rate in Kenosha is -35.97% below the national average.
  • Kenosha ranks #244 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Kenosha ranks #5,288 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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Kenosha Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kenosha is 1,488.2 per 100,000 people. That's -35.97% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -17.73% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kenosha
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,471 1,488.2 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 7 7.1 5.3 6.3
Robbery 46 46.5 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 278 281.3 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 393 397.6 323.4 369.8
Burglary 117 118.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 837 846.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 124 125.5 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,078 1,090.6 1,485.7 1,954.4

Kenosha 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 Kenosha

393
Violent Crimes
397.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.52%
Above The National Average
  • There were 393 violent crimes in Kenosha in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kenosha is 397.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 251.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kenosha each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.52% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 22.96% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kenosha

1,078
Property Crimes
1,090.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,078 property crimes in Kenosha in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kenosha is 1,090.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kenosha each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -26.59% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kenosha

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Racine, WI 76,679 1,487 1,939.3 1,505.0 434.3
Gurnee, IL 30,361 802 2,641.5 2,529.6 112.0
Mount Pleasant, WI 27,625 519 1,878.7 1,766.5 112.2
Grayslake, IL 24,519 286 1,166.4 982.9 183.5
Zion, IL 24,348 599 2,460.2 1,955.0 505.2
Pleasant Prairie, WI 21,421 263 1,227.8 966.3 261.4
Lindenhurst, IL 14,242 55 386.2 308.9 77.2
Antioch, IL 14,141 24 169.7 91.9 77.8
Lake Villa, IL 8,565 14 163.5 93.4 70.1
Round Lake Park, IL 7,779 29 372.8 205.7 167.1

Kenosha SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
8
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