Milwaukee, WI Crime Statistics For 2020

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Milwaukee is 4,384.5 per 100,000 people. That's 70.71% higher than the national rate of 2,568.4 per 100,000 people and 136.32% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,855.3 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 70.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 338.5 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Milwaukee is 1,413.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's 283.03% higher than the national rate of 368.9 per 100,000 people.
• 378.25% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 295.4 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 33.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 45.5 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Milwaukee is 2,971.5 per 100,000 people.
• That's 35.10% higher than the national rate of 2,199.5 per 100,000 people.
• And 90.49% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,559.9 per 100,000 people.