Mequon, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Mequon, WI Summary

Crime in Mequon research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Mequon 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 Mequon:

  • There were 215 total crimes committed in Mequon the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 848.2 total crimes per 100K people in Mequon.
  • The overall crime rate in Mequon is -63.50% below the national average.
  • Mequon ranks #169 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Mequon ranks #3,217 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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Mequon Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Mequon is 848.2 per 100,000 people. That's -63.50% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -53.11% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Mequon
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 215 848.2 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 3 11.8 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 13 51.3 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 16 63.1 323.4 369.8
Burglary 20 78.9 218.5 269.8
Larceny 166 654.9 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 13 51.3 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 199 785.1 1,485.7 1,954.4

Mequon 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 Mequon

16
Violent Crimes
63.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-82.93%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Mequon in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Mequon is 63.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,584.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Mequon each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -82.93% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.48% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Mequon

199
Property Crimes
785.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 199 property crimes in Mequon in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Mequon is 785.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Mequon each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.83% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -47.15% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Mequon

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wauwatosa, WI 47,149 1,295 2,746.6 2,547.2 199.4
Brookfield, WI 41,489 558 1,344.9 1,304.0 41.0
New Berlin, WI 40,358 329 815.2 770.6 44.6
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4
Glendale, WI 13,004 676 5,198.4 4,929.3 269.1
Brown Deer, WI 12,817 686 5,352.3 5,094.8 257.5
Cedarburg, WI 12,636 86 680.6 648.9 31.7
Hartland, WI 9,644 36 373.3 280.0 93.3
Fox Point, WI 6,749 52 770.5 755.7 14.8

Mequon SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9.5/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9.5
Commute
8
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