West Allis, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Allis, WI Summary

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

  • There were 1,698 total crimes committed in West Allis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,893.6 total crimes per 100K people in West Allis.
  • The overall crime rate in West Allis is 24.50% above the national average.
  • West Allis ranks #317 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Allis ranks #8,006 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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West Allis Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Allis is 2,893.6 per 100,000 people. That's 24.50% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 59.95% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Allis
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,698 2,893.6 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 1.7 5.3 6.3
Robbery 60 102.2 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 92 156.8 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 168 286.3 323.4 369.8
Burglary 127 216.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 1,122 1,912.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 281 478.9 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,530 2,607.3 1,485.7 1,954.4

West Allis 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 West Allis

168
Violent Crimes
286.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-22.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 168 violent crimes in West Allis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Allis is 286.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 349.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Allis each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -22.58% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -11.47% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Allis

1,530
Property Crimes
2,607.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
33.41%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,530 property crimes in West Allis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Allis is 2,607.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 38.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Allis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 33.41% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 75.50% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Allis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milwaukee, WI 561,743 28,176 5,015.8 3,507.3 1,508.5
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
Greenfield, WI 36,924 1,017 2,754.3 2,589.1 165.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Whitefish Bay, WI 14,549 130 893.5 804.2 89.4
Greendale, WI 14,459 249 1,722.1 1,597.6 124.5
Hartland, WI 9,644 36 373.3 280.0 93.3

West Allis SnackAbility

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