Madison, WI Crime Statistics For 2025
Crime Rate In Madison, WI Summary
Crime in Madison research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Madison 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 Madison:
- There were 5,982 total crimes committed in Madison in the last reporting year.
- On a rate basis, there were 2,120.9 total crimes per 100K people in Madison.
- The overall crime rate in Madison is 0.08% above the national average.
- Madison ranks #241 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
- Madison ranks #7,463 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.
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Madison Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates
According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Madison is 2,120.9 per 100,000 people. That's 0.08% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 48.05% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.
| Statistic | Count Raw |
Madison / 100k People |
Wisconsin / 100k People |
National / 100k People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Crimes Per 100K | 5,982 | 2,120.9 | 1,432.6 | 2,119.2 |
| Murder | 7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Robbery | 95 | 33.7 | 39.4 | 61.0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 545 | 193.2 | 200.1 | 256.0 |
| Violent Crime | 722 | 256.0 | 278.5 | 359.0 |
| Burglary | 447 | 158.5 | 117.2 | 229.0 |
| Larceny | 4,500 | 1,595.5 | 875.6 | 1,272.0 |
| Car Theft | 313 | 111.0 | 161.3 | 259.0 |
| Property Crime | 5,260 | 1,865.0 | 1,154.1 | 1,760.0 |
Madison Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.
Violent Crime Rates In Madison
Violent Crimes
Violent Crimes / 100k People
Below The National Average
- There were 722 violent crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
- The violent crime rate in Madison is 256.0 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 390.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
- That's -28.69% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
- And -8.09% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.
Property Crime Rates In Madison
Property Crimes
Property Crimes / 100k People
Above The National Average
- There were 5,260 property crimes in Madison in the last reporting year.
- The property crime rate in Madison is 1,865.0 per 100,000 people.
- You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Madison each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
- That's 5.96% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
- And 61.60% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.
Crime In Cities Around Madison
| City | Population | Count Raw |
Total Crime / 100k People |
Property Crime / 100k People |
Violent Crime / 100k People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Prairie, WI | 38,519 | 614 | 1,594.0 | 1,409.7 | 184.3 |
| Fitchburg, WI | 32,727 | 529 | 1,616.4 | 1,341.4 | 275.0 |
| Middleton, WI | 23,353 | 233 | 997.7 | 890.7 | 107.1 |
| Verona, WI | 16,443 | 117 | 711.5 | 662.9 | 48.7 |
| Waunakee, WI | 15,227 | 48 | 315.2 | 210.2 | 105.1 |
| Stoughton, WI | 12,996 | 189 | 1,454.3 | 1,261.9 | 192.4 |
| Oregon, WI | 11,833 | 38 | 321.1 | 278.9 | 42.3 |
| Deforest, WI | 11,195 | 100 | 893.3 | 812.9 | 80.4 |
| McFarland, WI | 9,602 | 85 | 885.2 | 822.7 | 62.5 |
| Cottage Grove, WI | 9,518 | 54 | 567.3 | 451.8 | 115.6 |
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