Middleton, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Middleton, WI Summary

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

  • There were 233 total crimes committed in Middleton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 997.7 total crimes per 100K people in Middleton.
  • The overall crime rate in Middleton is -52.92% below the national average.
  • Middleton ranks #160 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Middleton ranks #4,409 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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Middleton Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Middleton is 997.7 per 100,000 people. That's -52.92% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -30.35% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Middleton
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 233 997.7 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 2 8.6 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 20 85.6 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 25 107.1 278.5 359.0
Burglary 9 38.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 190 813.6 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 38.5 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 208 890.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

Middleton 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 Middleton

25
Violent Crimes
107.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-70.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 25 violent crimes in Middleton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Middleton is 107.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 934.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Middleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -70.18% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -61.56% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Middleton

208
Property Crimes
890.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-49.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 208 property crimes in Middleton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Middleton is 890.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Middleton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -49.39% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.82% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Middleton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Madison, WI 282,045 5,982 2,120.9 1,865.0 256.0
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
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

Middleton SnackAbility

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