Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waukesha, WI Crime Grade
How Waukesha 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
4/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Waukesha, WI was 106.2 per 100,000 residents (76 incidents over a population of 71,542). That puts Waukesha Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 55% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 235.9.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waukesha (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waukesha 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 | 111.7(81) | 106.8(76) | 152.6(107) | 123.9(87) | 106.2(76) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 1.4(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 42.8(31) | 32.3(23) | 32.8(23) | 38.5(27) | 37.7(27) |
| Robbery | 6.9(5) | 2.8(2) | 8.6(6) | 7.1(5) | 7.0(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 62.1(45) | 71.7(51) | 111.3(78) | 76.9(54) | 61.5(44) |
| Property crime | 925.6(671) | 808.2(575) | 957.3(671) | 883.2(620) | 859.6(615) |
| Burglary | 74.5(54) | 71.7(51) | 64.2(45) | 52.7(37) | 43.3(31) |
| Larceny | 798.7(579) | 677.5(482) | 820.3(575) | 774.9(544) | 747.8(535) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 46.9(34) | 57.6(41) | 72.8(51) | 55.6(39) | 67.1(48) |
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: Waukesha'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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