Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Oak Creek, WI Crime Grade
How Oak Creek 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
3/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Oak Creek, WI was 72.2 per 100,000 residents (28 incidents over a population of 38,780). That puts Oak Creek Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 69% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks Oak Creek #804 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 79% of them, and #25 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 51% year over year and down 58% over the last five years.
Oak Creek, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 72.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #804 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #25 of 89
- Safer than
- 79% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 51%
- 5-year change
- down 58%
- Population
- 38,780
- Reporting agency
- Oak Creek Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Oak Creek Police Department (FBI ORI WI0411000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Oak Creek (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Oak Creek vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 173.1(64) | 138.9(50) | 150.0(54) | 148.7(56) | 72.2(28) |
| Murder | 2.7(1) | 2.8(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 29.7(11) | 38.9(14) | 30.6(11) | 42.5(16) | 23.2(9) |
| Robbery | 35.2(13) | 13.9(5) | 19.4(7) | 26.5(10) | 7.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 105.5(39) | 83.3(30) | 100.0(36) | 79.6(30) | 41.3(16) |
| Property crime | 1779.6(658) | 2094.7(754) | 1855.4(668) | 1728.4(651) | 1712.2(664) |
| Burglary | 94.7(35) | 61.1(22) | 47.2(17) | 71.7(27) | 79.9(31) |
| Larceny | 1519.9(562) | 1814.1(653) | 1666.5(600) | 1521.3(573) | 1531.7(594) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 165.0(61) | 219.5(79) | 141.7(51) | 135.4(51) | 100.6(39) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Oak Creek, 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 Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek calculated?
- Oak Creek'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 Oak Creek 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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