Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Wauwatosa, WI Crime Grade
How Wauwatosa 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
7/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Wauwatosa, WI was 223.6 per 100,000 residents (105 incidents over a population of 46,968). That puts Wauwatosa Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 22% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wauwatosa (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wauwatosa 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 | 143.0(69) | 143.9(70) | 214.2(101) | 176.8(83) | 223.6(105) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 4.1(2) | 4.1(2) | 14.8(7) | 14.9(7) | 14.9(7) |
| Robbery | 66.3(32) | 61.7(30) | 95.4(45) | 61.8(29) | 51.1(24) |
| Aggravated assault | 72.5(35) | 76.1(37) | 103.9(49) | 100.1(47) | 157.6(74) |
| Property crime | 2420.0(1,168) | 2707.1(1,317) | 2596.0(1,224) | 2452.3(1,151) | 2695.5(1,266) |
| Burglary | 155.4(75) | 164.4(80) | 133.6(63) | 166.2(78) | 159.7(75) |
| Larceny | 2042.9(986) | 1784.2(868) | 1932.2(911) | 1868.5(877) | 2163.2(1,016) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 219.6(106) | 756.4(368) | 528.1(249) | 417.6(196) | 368.3(173) |
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: Wauwatosa'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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