Sheboygan, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sheboygan, WI Summary

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

  • There were 862 total crimes committed in Sheboygan the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,726.9 total crimes per 100K people in Sheboygan.
  • The overall crime rate in Sheboygan is -25.70% below the national average.
  • Sheboygan ranks #259 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Sheboygan ranks #5,922 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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Sheboygan Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sheboygan is 1,726.9 per 100,000 people. That's -25.70% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.54% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sheboygan
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 862 1,726.9 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 11 22.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 110 220.4 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 166 332.6 323.4 369.8
Burglary 66 132.2 218.5 269.8
Larceny 601 1,204.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 29 58.1 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 696 1,394.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan

166
Violent Crimes
332.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-10.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 166 violent crimes in Sheboygan in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sheboygan is 332.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sheboygan each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -10.07% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 2.84% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sheboygan

696
Property Crimes
1,394.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 696 property crimes in Sheboygan in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sheboygan is 1,394.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 71.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sheboygan each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.15% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sheboygan

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
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4
Cedarburg, WI 12,636 86 680.6 648.9 31.7
Grafton, WI 12,471 121 970.3 922.1 48.1
Plymouth, WI 8,885 68 765.3 765.3 0.0
Sheboygan Falls, WI 8,140 42 516.0 454.5 61.4
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

Sheboygan SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
9.5
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