Oak Creek, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Oak Creek, WI Summary

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

  • There were 690 total crimes committed in Oak Creek in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,831.9 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Creek.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Creek is -13.56% below the national average.
  • Oak Creek ranks #227 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Oak Creek ranks #6,864 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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Oak Creek Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Creek is 1,831.9 per 100,000 people. That's -13.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 27.88% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Creek
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 690 1,831.9 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 10 26.5 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 30 79.6 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 55 146.0 278.5 359.0
Burglary 27 71.7 117.2 229.0
Larceny 558 1,481.5 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 50 132.7 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 635 1,685.9 1,154.1 1,760.0

Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek

55
Violent Crimes
146.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.32%
Below The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Oak Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Creek is 146.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 684.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.32% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.57% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Creek

635
Property Crimes
1,685.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-4.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 635 property crimes in Oak Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Creek is 1,685.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 59.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -4.21% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 46.08% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Creek

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
Greenfield, WI 36,919 886 2,399.8 2,307.8 92.1
Franklin, WI 35,535 447 1,257.9 1,207.3 50.7
Muskego, WI 25,389 392 1,544.0 1,532.2 11.8
Caledonia, WI 25,323 135 533.1 469.9 63.2
South Milwaukee, WI 20,178 294 1,457.0 1,298.4 158.6
Cudahy, WI 17,683 157 887.9 774.8 113.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,537 138 949.3 935.5 13.8

Oak Creek SnackAbility

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