Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
West Allis, WI Crime Grade
How West Allis 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Wisconsin
9/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in West Allis, WI was 261.6 per 100,000 residents (154 incidents over a population of 58,862). That puts West Allis Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 9% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
That ranks West Allis #2,442 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 35% of them, and #77 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 14% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
West Allis, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 261.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,442 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #77 of 89
- Safer than
- 35% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 14%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 58,862
- Reporting agency
- West Allis Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Allis Police Department (FBI ORI WI0411600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. West Allis (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Allis 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 | 332.9(199) | 260.9(157) | 299.9(176) | 302.5(177) | 261.6(154) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 5.0(3) | 3.4(2) | 5.1(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 56.9(34) | 36.6(22) | 27.3(16) | 25.6(15) | 23.8(14) |
| Robbery | 120.4(72) | 71.5(43) | 107.4(63) | 92.3(54) | 76.5(45) |
| Aggravated assault | 155.6(93) | 147.9(89) | 161.9(95) | 179.5(105) | 161.4(95) |
| Property crime | 2892.4(1,729) | 2883.2(1,735) | 2648.2(1,554) | 2386.1(1,396) | 1999.6(1,177) |
| Burglary | 393.1(235) | 264.2(159) | 224.9(132) | 215.4(126) | 192.0(113) |
| Larceny | 2189.8(1,309) | 2012.4(1,211) | 1937.6(1,137) | 1769.1(1,035) | 1484.8(874) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 292.7(175) | 588.3(354) | 480.6(282) | 391.4(229) | 310.9(183) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Allis, 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 West Allis 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 West Allis calculated?
- West Allis'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 West Allis 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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