Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Germantown, WI Crime Grade
How Germantown grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Wisconsin — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
3/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Germantown, WI was 61.7 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 21,066). That puts Germantown 83% below the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 79% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
That ranks Germantown #658 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 83% of them, and #19 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 23% year over year and down 11% over the last five years.
Germantown, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (2/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 61.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #658 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #19 of 89
- Safer than
- 83% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 23%
- 5-year change
- down 11%
- Population
- 21,066
- Reporting agency
- Germantown Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Germantown Police Department (FBI ORI WI0670100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Germantown (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Germantown vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 69.5(14) | 69.8(14) | 52.5(11) | 80.6(17) | 61.7(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 10.0(2) | 4.8(1) | 4.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Robbery | 29.8(6) | 10.0(2) | 4.8(1) | 4.7(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 39.7(8) | 49.8(10) | 42.9(9) | 71.1(15) | 61.7(13) |
| Property crime | 2791.4(562) | 1963.5(394) | 1665.4(349) | 1479.9(312) | 1120.3(236) |
| Burglary | 59.6(12) | 79.7(16) | 52.5(11) | 37.9(8) | 19.0(4) |
| Larceny | 2697.1(543) | 1824.0(366) | 1527.0(320) | 1404.0(296) | 1082.3(228) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 34.8(7) | 59.8(12) | 85.9(18) | 37.9(8) | 19.0(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Germantown, WI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Germantown Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Germantown calculated?
- Germantown's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Wisconsin state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Wisconsin cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Germantown Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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