Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Milwaukee, WI Crime Grade
How Milwaukee 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
10/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Milwaukee, WI was 1447.9 per 100,000 residents (8,114 incidents over a population of 560,416). That puts Milwaukee Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 403% above the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Milwaukee (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Milwaukee 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 | 1628.4(9,593) | 1619.5(9,609) | 1543.9(8,673) | 1501.7(8,390) | 1447.9(8,114) |
| Murder | 32.6(192) | 32.7(194) | 38.1(214) | 31.1(174) | 24.3(136) |
| Rape | 81.5(480) | 83.3(494) | 80.5(452) | 82.7(462) | 72.3(405) |
| Robbery | 333.6(1,965) | 327.1(1,941) | 289.8(1,628) | 301.6(1,685) | 313.3(1,756) |
| Aggravated assault | 1180.8(6,956) | 1176.4(6,980) | 1135.6(6,379) | 1086.3(6,069) | 1038.0(5,817) |
| Property crime | 2833.5(16,692) | 4307.0(25,555) | 3335.3(18,736) | 2818.2(15,745) | 2768.5(15,515) |
| Burglary | 586.1(3,453) | 488.1(2,896) | 402.5(2,261) | 441.0(2,464) | 396.0(2,219) |
| Larceny | 1429.1(8,419) | 1687.7(10,014) | 1456.2(8,180) | 1323.6(7,395) | 1269.8(7,116) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 769.3(4,532) | 2090.0(12,401) | 1432.0(8,044) | 1019.9(5,698) | 1070.1(5,997) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Milwaukee's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Wisconsin cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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