South Milwaukee, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In South Milwaukee, WI Summary

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

  • There were 263 total crimes committed in South Milwaukee the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,299.0 total crimes per 100K people in South Milwaukee.
  • The overall crime rate in South Milwaukee is -44.11% below the national average.
  • South Milwaukee ranks #224 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • South Milwaukee ranks #4,716 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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South Milwaukee Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in South Milwaukee is 1,299.0 per 100,000 people. That's -44.11% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -28.20% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
South Milwaukee
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 263 1,299.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 2 9.9 5.3 6.3
Robbery 5 24.7 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 88.9 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 28 138.3 323.4 369.8
Burglary 16 79.0 218.5 269.8
Larceny 199 982.9 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 20 98.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 235 1,160.7 1,485.7 1,954.4

South Milwaukee 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 South Milwaukee

28
Violent Crimes
138.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-62.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 violent crimes in South Milwaukee in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in South Milwaukee is 138.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 723.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in South Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -62.60% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.23% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In South Milwaukee

235
Property Crimes
1,160.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-40.61%
Below The National Average
  • There were 235 property crimes in South Milwaukee in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in South Milwaukee is 1,160.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 86.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in South Milwaukee each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -40.61% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -21.88% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around South Milwaukee

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
Greenfield, WI 36,924 1,017 2,754.3 2,589.1 165.2
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
Muskego, WI 25,406 128 503.8 456.6 47.2
Caledonia, WI 25,165 124 492.7 457.0 35.8
Cudahy, WI 17,702 223 1,259.7 1,129.8 129.9
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4

South Milwaukee SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
7
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