FBI: Wisconsin has lower violent and property crime rates than rest of U.S.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin continues to see just a little more than half as much violent crime than the rest of the United States, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting database.
The state saw anywhere from 63 to 79 violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents in 2023 compared to numbers ranging between 101 and 125 per 100,000 residents in the entire country.
A violent offense includes murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault and intimidation.
Wisconsin also had lower property crime numbers with between 82 and 116 reported property crimes per 100,0000 residents during each month of 2023 while the overall United States saw rates between 142 and 180 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson.
Some of the highest violent crime numbers in Wisconsin, however, came from the Milwaukee Police Department with between 196 and 278 violent crimes per 100,000 residents reported monthly in 2023.
Reported property crime in Milwaukee ranged between 203 and 265 crimes per 100,000 residents during each month of 2023.
The Madison Police Department, meanwhile, saw between 141 and 228 reported property crimes per 100,000 residents each month of 2023.
Madison saw between 71 and 85 violent crimes reported per 100,000 each month of 2023.
Green Bay saw a rate of between 68 and 137 violent crimes per 100,000 reported each month of 2023 while it saw a rate of between 101 and 173 property crimes per 100,000 residents reported during the year.
