Milton, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Milton, WI Summary

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

  • There were 26 total crimes committed in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 461.3 total crimes per 100K people in Milton.
  • The overall crime rate in Milton is -78.23% below the national average.
  • Milton ranks #74 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Milton ranks #2,025 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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Milton Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milton is 461.3 per 100,000 people. That's -78.23% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -67.80% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Milton
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 26 461.3 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 17.7 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 2 35.5 278.5 359.0
Burglary 2 35.5 117.2 229.0
Larceny 21 372.6 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 17.7 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 24 425.8 1,154.1 1,760.0

Milton 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 Milton

2
Violent Crimes
35.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.12%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Milton is 35.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,818.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.12% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.26% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Milton

24
Property Crimes
425.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-75.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 24 property crimes in Milton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Milton is 425.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 234.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -75.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -63.10% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Milton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Janesville, WI 66,247 1,315 1,985.0 1,841.6 143.4
Beloit, WI 36,231 944 2,605.5 2,213.6 391.9
Whitewater, WI 15,473 142 917.7 717.4 200.3
Stoughton, WI 12,996 189 1,454.3 1,261.9 192.4
Fort Atkinson, WI 12,274 122 994.0 757.7 236.3
Delavan, WI 10,091 142 1,407.2 1,218.9 188.3
Jefferson, WI 7,594 123 1,619.7 1,369.5 250.2
Edgerton, WI 5,933 32 539.4 539.4 0.0

Milton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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