Milwaukee, Wisconsin Crime Rate
5 years of data (2020–2024) · Population: 560,416
Key Insights
- →Milwaukee has a safety grade of F- with a violent crime rate of 1430.9 per 100,000 residents (national avg: 359.1).
- →Violent crime dropped 0.5% from the previous year.
- →134 murders recorded in 2024 — a rate of 23.9 per 100K.
- →Crime trajectory: improving — based on 5 years of data.
- →Safer than 1% of all cities in the OpenCrime database.
- →Violent-to-property crime ratio: 0.53 (above national average).
Violent Crime Rate
1430.9
-0.5% YoY
Murder Rate
23.9
134 murders
Property Crime Rate
2700.7
15,135 total
vs National Avg
↑ 298%
National: 359.1
2024 Crime Breakdown
Violent Crime: 8,019
Murder134
Rape382
Robbery1,727
Aggravated Assault5,776
Property Crime: 15,135
Burglary2,175
Larceny-Theft7,034
Motor Vehicle Theft5,926
Arson183
Year-over-Year Comparison
| Year | Population | Violent Crime | Violent Rate | Murders | Property Crime | Property Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 560,416 | 8,019 | 1430.9 | 134 | 15,135 | 2700.7 |
| 2023 | 558,698 | 8,032 | 1437.6 | 173 | 15,076 | 2698.4 |
| 2022 | 561,743 | 8,474 | 1508.5 | 214 | 19,702 | 3507.3 |
| 2021 | 593,337 | 9,413 | 1586.5 | 195 | 24,848 | 4187.8 |
| 2020 | 589,105 | 9,407 | 1596.8 | 191 | 16,074 | 2728.5 |
Crime Rate Trends
Murder Rate Trend
F-
Safety Grade for Milwaukee
Based on violent crime rate of 1430.9 per 100K (national avg: 359.1)
Safety Percentile
Safer than 1% of cities
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Related Analysis
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, Table 8 — Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City. Rates per 100,000 residents.