West Bend, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In West Bend, WI Summary

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

  • There were 450 total crimes committed in West Bend in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,408.6 total crimes per 100K people in West Bend.
  • The overall crime rate in West Bend is -33.53% below the national average.
  • West Bend ranks #199 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Bend ranks #5,786 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 Bend Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Bend is 1,408.6 per 100,000 people. That's -33.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -1.68% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Bend
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 450 1,408.6 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 1 3.1 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 65 203.5 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 76 237.9 278.5 359.0
Burglary 13 40.7 117.2 229.0
Larceny 348 1,089.3 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 13 40.7 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 374 1,170.7 1,154.1 1,760.0

West Bend 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 Bend

76
Violent Crimes
237.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-33.73%
Below The National Average
  • There were 76 violent crimes in West Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Bend is 237.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 420.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -33.73% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -14.58% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Bend

374
Property Crimes
1,170.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 374 property crimes in West Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Bend is 1,170.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.48% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.44% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Bend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menomonee Falls, WI 40,076 239 596.4 529.0 67.4
Mequon, WI 25,586 153 598.0 558.9 39.1
Hartford, WI 15,959 131 820.9 689.3 131.6
Port Washington, WI 12,888 78 605.2 566.4 38.8
Grafton, WI 12,788 89 696.0 617.8 78.2
Cedarburg, WI 12,649 56 442.7 395.3 47.4
Jackson, WI 8,039 33 410.5 348.3 62.2
Slinger, WI 6,471 33 510.0 370.9 139.1
Kewaskum, WI 4,475 21 469.3 402.2 67.0
Saukville, WI 4,261 37 868.3 727.5 140.8

West Bend SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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