Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
West Bend, WI Crime Grade
How West Bend 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
8/10
vs. Wisconsin cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in West Bend, WI was 222.2 per 100,000 residents (71 incidents over a population of 31,947). That puts West Bend Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 23% below the Wisconsin statewide rate of 287.6.
That ranks West Bend #2,210 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 41% of them, and #69 of 89 in Wisconsin. Violent crime is down 34% year over year and down 8% over the last five years.
West Bend, WI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Wisconsin Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 222.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,210 of 3,771
- WI rank
- #69 of 89
- Safer than
- 41% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 34%
- 5-year change
- down 8%
- Population
- 31,947
- Reporting agency
- West Bend Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by West Bend Police Department (FBI ORI WI0670400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About West Bend, WI
Also known as
- Westbend
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. West Bend (red), Wisconsin (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
West Bend 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 | 240.5(76) | 161.9(51) | 217.2(69) | 335.9(106) | 222.2(71) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.8(17) | 31.7(10) | 47.2(15) | 60.2(19) | 21.9(7) |
| Robbery | 12.7(4) | 12.7(4) | 3.1(1) | 6.3(2) | 3.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 174.0(55) | 117.4(37) | 166.8(53) | 269.4(85) | 197.2(63) |
| Property crime | 1594.8(504) | 1485.4(468) | 2162.2(687) | 1533.9(484) | 1133.1(362) |
| Burglary | 53.8(17) | 57.1(18) | 72.4(23) | 44.4(14) | 34.4(11) |
| Larceny | 1493.5(472) | 1364.8(430) | 2008.0(638) | 1410.3(445) | 1051.7(336) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 44.3(14) | 57.1(18) | 72.4(23) | 79.2(25) | 47.0(15) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the West Bend, 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 Bend 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 Bend calculated?
- West Bend'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 Bend 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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