Milwaukee, WI Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milwaukee is 3,887.3 per 100,000 people. That's 56.96% higher than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and 120.30% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,764.6 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 75.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 341.1 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Milwaukee is 1,332.5 per 100,000 people.
• That's 263.37% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• 354.50% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 293.2 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 39.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Milwaukee is 2,554.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's 21.09% higher than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And 73.63% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,471.4 per 100,000 people.