Manitowoc, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Manitowoc, WI Summary

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

  • There were 407 total crimes committed in Manitowoc in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,178.1 total crimes per 100K people in Manitowoc.
  • The overall crime rate in Manitowoc is -44.41% below the national average.
  • Manitowoc ranks #175 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Manitowoc ranks #5,053 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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Manitowoc Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Manitowoc is 1,178.1 per 100,000 people. That's -44.41% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -17.76% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Manitowoc
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 407 1,178.1 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 5 14.5 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 59 170.8 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 72 208.4 278.5 359.0
Burglary 24 69.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 293 848.1 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 52.1 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 335 969.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

Manitowoc 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 Manitowoc

72
Violent Crimes
208.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 72 violent crimes in Manitowoc in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Manitowoc is 208.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 479.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Manitowoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.94% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -25.17% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Manitowoc

335
Property Crimes
969.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-44.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 335 property crimes in Manitowoc in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Manitowoc is 969.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Manitowoc each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -44.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.97% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Manitowoc

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
De Pere, WI 25,319 163 643.8 568.7 75.0
Menasha, WI 18,008 191 1,060.6 882.9 177.7
Kaukauna, WI 17,622 138 783.1 681.0 102.1
Two Rivers, WI 11,138 78 700.3 484.8 215.5
Plymouth, WI 8,897 94 1,056.5 1,034.1 22.5
Sheboygan Falls, WI 8,181 75 916.8 855.6 61.1

Manitowoc SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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