Burlington, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burlington, WI Summary

Crime in Burlington research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Burlington over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Burlington:

  • There were 71 total crimes committed in Burlington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 646.0 total crimes per 100K people in Burlington.
  • The overall crime rate in Burlington is -72.21% below the national average.
  • Burlington ranks #124 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Burlington ranks #2,416 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Burlington Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burlington is 646.0 per 100,000 people. That's -72.21% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -64.29% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burlington
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 71 646.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 54.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 63.7 323.4 369.8
Burglary 7 63.7 218.5 269.8
Larceny 56 509.5 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 9.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 64 582.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Burlington Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Wisconsin.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Burlington

7
Violent Crimes
63.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burlington is 63.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,570.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.30% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burlington

64
Property Crimes
582.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-70.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Burlington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burlington is 582.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 171.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burlington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -70.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.81% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burlington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Franklin, WI 36,396 503 1,382.0 1,338.1 44.0
Muskego, WI 25,406 128 503.8 456.6 47.2
Antioch, IL 14,141 24 169.7 91.9 77.8
Fox Lake, IL 10,876 209 1,921.7 1,645.8 275.8
Mukwonago, WI 8,477 102 1,203.3 1,132.5 70.8
Sturtevant, WI 6,970 54 774.7 703.0 71.7
Bloomfield, WI 6,363 50 785.8 691.5 94.3
Spring Grove, IL 5,698 2 35.1 35.1 0.0

Burlington SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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