Racine, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Racine, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,487 total crimes committed in Racine the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,939.3 total crimes per 100K people in Racine.
  • The overall crime rate in Racine is -16.56% below the national average.
  • Racine ranks #275 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Racine ranks #6,410 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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Racine Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Racine is 1,939.3 per 100,000 people. That's -16.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 7.20% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Racine
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,487 1,939.3 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 5 6.5 5.3 6.3
Robbery 68 88.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 230 300.0 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 333 434.3 323.4 369.8
Burglary 339 442.1 218.5 269.8
Larceny 647 843.8 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 168 219.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,154 1,505.0 1,485.7 1,954.4

Racine 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 Racine

333
Violent Crimes
434.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 333 violent crimes in Racine in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Racine is 434.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 230.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Racine each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.44% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 34.30% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Racine

1,154
Property Crimes
1,505.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-23.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,154 property crimes in Racine in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Racine is 1,505.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Racine each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -23.00% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 1.30% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Racine

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kenosha, WI 98,841 1,471 1,488.2 1,090.6 397.6
Franklin, WI 36,396 503 1,382.0 1,338.1 44.0
Oak Creek, WI 35,995 789 2,192.0 2,067.0 125.0
Mount Pleasant, WI 27,625 519 1,878.7 1,766.5 112.2
Muskego, WI 25,406 128 503.8 456.6 47.2
Caledonia, WI 25,165 124 492.7 457.0 35.8
Zion, IL 24,348 599 2,460.2 1,955.0 505.2
Pleasant Prairie, WI 21,421 263 1,227.8 966.3 261.4
South Milwaukee, WI 20,247 263 1,299.0 1,160.7 138.3
Cudahy, WI 17,702 223 1,259.7 1,129.8 129.9

Racine SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
6
Commute
8
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