West Milwaukee, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Milwaukee, WI Summary

Crime in West Milwaukee research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in West Milwaukee over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in West Milwaukee:

  • There were 631 total crimes committed in West Milwaukee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 15,786.8 total crimes per 100K people in West Milwaukee.
  • The overall crime rate in West Milwaukee is 579.24% above the national average.
  • West Milwaukee ranks #336 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Milwaukee ranks #9,852 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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West Milwaukee Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Milwaukee is 15,786.8 per 100,000 people. That's 579.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 772.66% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Milwaukee
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 631 15,786.8 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 27 675.5 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 22 550.4 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 52 1,301.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 17 425.3 218.5 269.8
Larceny 442 11,058.3 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 120 3,002.3 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 579 14,485.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

West Milwaukee Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In West Milwaukee

52
Violent Crimes
1,301.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
251.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in West Milwaukee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Milwaukee is 1,301.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 251.81% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 302.32% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Milwaukee

579
Property Crimes
14,485.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
641.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 579 property crimes in West Milwaukee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Milwaukee is 14,485.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 6.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 641.19% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 875.04% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Milwaukee

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milwaukee, WI 561,743 28,176 5,015.8 3,507.3 1,508.5
West Allis, WI 58,681 1,698 2,893.6 2,607.3 286.3
Wauwatosa, WI 47,149 1,295 2,746.6 2,547.2 199.4
Brookfield, WI 41,489 558 1,344.9 1,304.0 41.0
New Berlin, WI 40,358 329 815.2 770.6 44.6
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Greenfield, WI 36,924 1,017 2,754.3 2,589.1 165.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Cudahy, WI 17,702 223 1,259.7 1,129.8 129.9
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4

West Milwaukee SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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