Whitefish Bay, WI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Whitefish Bay, WI Summary

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

  • There were 138 total crimes committed in Whitefish Bay in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 949.3 total crimes per 100K people in Whitefish Bay.
  • The overall crime rate in Whitefish Bay is -55.21% below the national average.
  • Whitefish Bay ranks #153 safest out of 269 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Whitefish Bay ranks #4,201 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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Whitefish Bay Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 949.3 per 100,000 people. That's -55.21% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -33.74% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,432.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Whitefish Bay
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 138 949.3 1,432.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 4.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 39.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 2 13.8 200.1 256.0
Violent Crime 2 13.8 278.5 359.0
Burglary 2 13.8 117.2 229.0
Larceny 126 866.8 875.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 55.0 161.3 259.0
Property Crime 136 935.5 1,154.1 1,760.0

Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay

2
Violent Crimes
13.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-96.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Whitefish Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 13.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 7,268.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Whitefish Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 359.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -96.17% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -95.06% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 278.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Whitefish Bay

136
Property Crimes
935.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 136 property crimes in Whitefish Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 935.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Whitefish Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.84% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -18.94% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,154.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Whitefish Bay

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
Franklin, WI 35,535 447 1,257.9 1,207.3 50.7
Mequon, WI 25,586 153 598.0 558.9 39.1
Shorewood, WI 13,629 235 1,724.3 1,702.3 22.0
Glendale, WI 12,877 577 4,480.9 4,185.8 295.1
Cedarburg, WI 12,649 56 442.7 395.3 47.4

Whitefish Bay SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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