Port Washington, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Port Washington, WI Summary

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

  • There were 71 total crimes committed in Port Washington the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 551.8 total crimes per 100K people in Port Washington.
  • The overall crime rate in Port Washington is -76.26% below the national average.
  • Port Washington ranks #102 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Port Washington ranks #2,024 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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Port Washington Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Port Washington is 551.8 per 100,000 people. That's -76.26% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.50% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Port Washington
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 71 551.8 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 23.3 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 5 38.9 323.4 369.8
Burglary 6 46.6 218.5 269.8
Larceny 59 458.5 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 7.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 66 512.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

Port Washington 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 Port Washington

5
Violent Crimes
38.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-89.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Port Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Port Washington is 38.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,573.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Port Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -89.49% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -87.98% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Port Washington

66
Property Crimes
512.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.75%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Port Washington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Port Washington is 512.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 195.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Port Washington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.75% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.47% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Port Washington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
West Bend, WI 31,773 745 2,344.8 2,130.7 214.0
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
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
Grafton, WI 12,471 121 970.3 922.1 48.1
Jackson, WI 7,218 104 1,440.8 1,316.2 124.7
Fox Point, WI 6,749 52 770.5 755.7 14.8

Port Washington SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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