Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Milwaukee, WI Crime Grade
How South 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
5/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Milwaukee, WI was 124.5 per 100,000 residents (25 incidents over a population of 20,084). That puts South Milwaukee 62% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 47% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
That ranks South Milwaukee #1,372 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 64% of them, and #44 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 22% year over year and down 32% over the last five years.
South Milwaukee, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 124.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,372 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #44 of 89
- Safer than
- 64% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 22%
- 5-year change
- down 32%
- Population
- 20,084
- Reporting agency
- South Milwaukee Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by South Milwaukee Police Department (FBI ORI WI0411400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About South Milwaukee, WI
Also known as
- Oak Creek
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Milwaukee (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Milwaukee 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 | 182.7(38) | 138.3(28) | 143.9(29) | 158.6(32) | 124.5(25) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 9.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 5.0(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 24.0(5) | 14.8(3) | 29.8(6) | 19.8(4) | 19.9(4) |
| Robbery | 28.9(6) | 24.7(5) | 19.9(4) | 19.8(4) | 24.9(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 129.8(27) | 88.9(18) | 94.3(19) | 114.0(23) | 79.7(16) |
| Property crime | 1120.5(233) | 1165.6(236) | 1181.3(238) | 1308.4(264) | 965.9(194) |
| Burglary | 57.7(12) | 79.0(16) | 59.6(12) | 44.6(9) | 79.7(16) |
| Larceny | 1009.9(210) | 987.8(200) | 1062.1(214) | 1194.4(241) | 856.4(172) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 52.9(11) | 98.8(20) | 59.6(12) | 69.4(14) | 29.9(6) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the South Milwaukee, 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 South Milwaukee 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 South Milwaukee calculated?
- South Milwaukee'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 South Milwaukee 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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