West Allis, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Allis, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,315 total crimes committed in West Allis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,234.0 total crimes per 100K people in West Allis.
  • The overall crime rate in West Allis is 5.42% above the national average.
  • West Allis ranks #246 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Allis ranks #7,649 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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West Allis Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Allis is 2,234.0 per 100,000 people. That's 5.42% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 55.94% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Allis
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,315 2,234.0 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 44 74.8 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 93 158.0 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 151 256.5 278.5 359.0
Burglary 112 190.3 117.2 229.0
Larceny 870 1,478.0 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 182 309.2 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 1,164 1,977.5 1,154.1 1,760.0

West Allis 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 West Allis

151
Violent Crimes
256.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 151 violent crimes in West Allis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Allis is 256.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 389.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Allis each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.54% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -7.89% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Allis

1,164
Property Crimes
1,977.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,164 property crimes in West Allis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Allis is 1,977.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Allis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.36% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 71.35% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Allis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milwaukee, WI 560,416 23,154 4,131.6 2,700.7 1,430.9
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
Menomonee Falls, WI 40,076 239 596.4 529.0 67.4
Greenfield, WI 36,919 886 2,399.8 2,307.8 92.1
Mequon, WI 25,586 153 598.0 558.9 39.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,537 138 949.3 935.5 13.8
Greendale, WI 14,461 148 1,023.4 940.5 83.0
Hartland, WI 10,259 42 409.4 341.2 68.2

West Allis SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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