Mequon, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Mequon, WI Summary

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

  • There were 153 total crimes committed in Mequon in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 598.0 total crimes per 100K people in Mequon.
  • The overall crime rate in Mequon is -71.78% below the national average.
  • Mequon ranks #106 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Mequon ranks #2,673 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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Mequon Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mequon is 598.0 per 100,000 people. That's -71.78% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -58.26% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mequon
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 153 598.0 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 35.2 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 10 39.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 16 62.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 120 469.0 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 27.4 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 143 558.9 1,154.1 1,760.0

Mequon 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 Mequon

10
Violent Crimes
39.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.11%
Below The National Average
  • There were 10 violent crimes in Mequon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mequon is 39.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,558.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mequon each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.11% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -85.97% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mequon

143
Property Crimes
558.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 143 property crimes in Mequon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mequon is 558.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 178.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mequon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.24% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.57% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mequon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wauwatosa, WI 46,968 1,263 2,689.1 2,482.5 206.5
Brookfield, WI 42,019 496 1,180.4 1,097.1 83.3
New Berlin, WI 40,186 424 1,055.1 992.9 62.2
Menomonee Falls, WI 40,076 239 596.4 529.0 67.4
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,537 138 949.3 935.5 13.8
Glendale, WI 12,877 577 4,480.9 4,185.8 295.1
Cedarburg, WI 12,649 56 442.7 395.3 47.4
Brown Deer, WI 12,636 374 2,959.8 2,611.6 348.2
Hartland, WI 10,259 42 409.4 341.2 68.2
Fox Point, WI 6,557 39 594.8 594.8 0.0

Mequon SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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