Wisconsin Crime Rates & City Safety Scores
Population-adjusted FBI reporting rates; see the city profiles below.
Key facts
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Wisconsin displays a 51.87-point adjusted-score range in its 2025 source-year cohort: Madison, Wisconsin at 59.77 points out of 100 versus Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 7.9.
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Wisconsin displays 3 jurisdiction profiles from a scoring run containing 327 reportable jurisdictions in its 2025 source-year directory; 3 displayed profiles have scores.
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Wisconsin has 2 displayed jurisdictions with decreasing reported trajectories versus 1 increasing and 0 stable, comparing weighted 2024 reporting with 2025.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a reporting population of 569,756 residents versus 106,585 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the 2025 source-year displayed cohort.
Quick answer
In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, the highest-scoring city in Wisconsin is Madison with an adjusted safety score of 59.77 out of 100, ranked across 3 tracked jurisdictions using 2025 FBI reporting.
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Wisconsin city safety rankings
Ranked by adjusted Safety Atlas score. The table lists the 3 most populous jurisdictions in this directory; each rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
| City / Jurisdiction | Cohort Rank | Population | Safety Score | Overall Trend | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | #1 of 3 | 275,568 | 59.77 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
| Green Bay | #2 of 3 | 106,585 | 36.97 | ↑ Increasing | View Report → |
| Milwaukee | #3 of 3 | 569,756 | 7.9 | ↓ Decreasing | View Report → |
* Trajectory trends compare weighted year-over-year reporting from 2024 to 2025. Scores describe relative reported rates, not personal risk. Cohort rank covers only the 3 jurisdictions listed above.
Wisconsin in 7 numbers
- Every major offense fell in 2025. Robbery -26% (4,436 to 3,277), burglary -21%, motor vehicle theft -19%, aggravated assault -14%, larceny-theft -10%, homicide -7%.
- Almost half of all reports are property crime. 110,970 of 283,352 reports (39.2%); larceny-theft alone is 69,513 (24.5%).
- Clearances skew toward violent crime. 73% of homicides cleared vs 13% of motor vehicle thefts and 19% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared divided by reports received, reporting agencies only).
- Homicides fell by nearly a fifth. 471 reports in 2025 vs 508 in 2024 (-7%) across reporting agencies.
- The biggest volume is not violent. Drug/Narcotic Violations (40,604) alone outweighs the entire personal-safety total (26,077, 9.2% of reports).
- Watch the monthly shape. Larceny-theft peaked in Jul (6,703) and troughed in Feb (4,620), a 1.5× swing inside a single year.
- These are reporting-agency sums. 155 of 437 agencies reported robbery in December 2025 (vs 165 in January); totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
Takeaways are computed from summed FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, 437 agencies in file). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.
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Wisconsin monthly trend: reporting-agency sums through December 2025
Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month summed across reporting agencies for three indicator offenses. Counts only; there is no honest monthly denominator at this grain, so no rates are shown.
Larceny-theft, month by month
→ Stable, 69513 reports vs 77016 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 5,424 | 155 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 4,620 | 155 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 5,507 | 153 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 6,130 | 161 | Full |
| May 2025 | 6,224 | 157 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 6,201 | 162 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 6,703 | 160 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 6,269 | 147 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 6,029 | 149 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 6,280 | 155 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 5,122 | 155 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 5,004 | 145 | Full |
Drug/Narcotic Violations, month by month
→ Stable, 40604 reports vs 40392 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 3,537 | 158 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 3,114 | 156 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,918 | 155 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,792 | 162 | Full |
| May 2025 | 3,752 | 159 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,284 | 164 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,401 | 161 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,393 | 148 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,220 | 149 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,399 | 157 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,151 | 157 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,643 | 149 | Full |
Simple assault, month by month
→ Stable, 39880 reports vs 39632 in 2024 (about level in reported data).
| Month | Count | Agencies | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 2,999 | 158 | Full |
| Feb 2025 | 2,908 | 157 | Full |
| Mar 2025 | 3,383 | 154 | Full |
| Apr 2025 | 3,378 | 163 | Full |
| May 2025 | 3,618 | 159 | Full |
| Jun 2025 | 3,348 | 164 | Full |
| Jul 2025 | 3,571 | 162 | Full |
| Aug 2025 | 3,387 | 149 | Full |
| Sep 2025 | 3,541 | 150 | Full |
| Oct 2025 | 3,607 | 157 | Full |
| Nov 2025 | 3,148 | 157 | Full |
| Dec 2025 | 2,992 | 148 | Full |
Clearances: what got cleared in 2025
73% of homicides cleared vs 13% of motor vehicle thefts, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.
| Offense | Reported | Cleared | Clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 471 | 344 | 73.0% |
| Aggravated Assault | 17,461 | 10,597 | 60.7% |
| Robbery | 3,277 | 1,181 | 36.0% |
| Burglary | 9,391 | 1,753 | 18.7% |
| Larceny-theft | 69,513 | 20,549 | 29.6% |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 13,923 | 1,811 | 13.0% |
Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.
Monthly counts summed over reporting agencies, FBI CDE source year 2025. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Totals reflect who reported, not a census of crime.
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Wisconsin city reports
- Madison safety report: #1 of 3, population 275,568, score 59.77, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
- Green Bay safety report: #2 of 3, population 106,585, score 36.97, and the displayed trajectory is ↑ Increasing.
- Milwaukee safety report: #3 of 3, population 569,756, score 7.9, and the displayed trajectory is ↓ Decreasing.
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Scores compare reported rates; they do not predict personal risk. Methodology · Coverage
Monthly count comparisons
Wisconsin reporting agencies recorded 6,703 larceny-theft offenses in Jul 2025 versus 4,620 in Feb 2025, a difference of 2,083 reports; 160 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 155 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 69,513 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Wisconsin reporting agencies recorded 3,918 drug/narcotic violations offenses in Mar 2025 versus 2,643 in Dec 2025, a difference of 1,275 reports; 155 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 149 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 40,604 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Wisconsin reporting agencies recorded 3,618 simple assault offenses in May 2025 versus 2,908 in Feb 2025, a difference of 710 reports; 159 agencies reported in the peak-count month compared with 157 in the minimum-count month, within 12 displayed months totaling 39,880 reports (FBI CDE reporting-agency sums, not statewide population rates).
Wisconsin reporting agencies recorded 344 cleared homicide offenses against 471 reports received in 2025 (73.0%), compared with 1,811 cleared motor vehicle theft offenses against 13,923 reports (13.0%), a 60.0-percentage-point difference between the displayed clearance ratios; clearances can concern earlier reports.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin records 7.9 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 26.98 points below the displayed scored-cohort mean of 34.88; its reporting population of 569,756 residents accounts for 59.9% of the 951,909 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Madison, Wisconsin records 59.77 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 24.89 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 34.88; its reporting population of 275,568 residents accounts for 28.9% of the 951,909 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Green Bay, Wisconsin records 36.97 adjusted score points out of 100 in the 2025 source-year directory, 2.09 points above the displayed scored-cohort mean of 34.88; its reporting population of 106,585 residents accounts for 11.2% of the 951,909 residents summed across the 3 displayed jurisdiction populations.
Wisconsin reporting-agency sums contain 69,513 larceny-theft reports in 2025 versus 77,016 in 2024, 7,503 reports (9.7%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 145 to 165 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Wisconsin reporting-agency sums contain 39,880 simple assault reports in 2025 versus 39,632 in 2024, 248 reports (0.6%) more across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 148 to 169 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
Wisconsin reporting-agency sums contain 31,313 vandalism reports in 2025 versus 35,415 in 2024, 4,102 reports (11.6%) fewer across the two complete twelve-month source series; monthly reporting participation ranges from 151 to 171 agencies across those years, so the count change includes differences in participation and is not a population-adjusted rate change.
How to read the Wisconsin directory
The scoring run contains 327 reportable jurisdictions in Wisconsin. This public directory displays the 3 most populous jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set, and each displayed city's rank is calculated within this displayed 3-jurisdiction cohort.
Within the displayed cohort, Madison has the highest adjusted score at 59.77, and Milwaukee has the lowest at 7.9. The public-cohort range is 51.87 points; use the offense-rate tables on each city profile to understand that spread.
Current trajectories in the displayed cohort: 2 decreasing, 0 stable, and 1 increasing. Trends compare weighted 2024 and 2025 reporting and do not forecast future incidents.
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