Wisconsin crime rate

The FBI's estimate of reported crime in Wisconsin, every year since 1979, with the math shown.

Violent crime · 2025

240.3 per 100,000 people

The FBI estimates 14,353 violent crimes were reported in Wisconsin in 2025, for a population of 5,972,787. That works out to 240.3 for every 100,000 people. Its estimate for the whole United States that year is 327.6.

14,353 ÷ 5,972,787 × 100,000 = 240.3

Property crime · 2025

1,016.7 per 100,000 people

The FBI estimates 60,723 property crimes were reported in Wisconsin in 2025, for a population of 5,972,787. That works out to 1,016.7 for every 100,000 people. Its estimate for the whole United States that year is 1,534.8.

60,723 ÷ 5,972,787 × 100,000 = 1,016.7

In 2025, 408 of Wisconsin's 502 police agencies (81%) sent the FBI data. Where agencies did not report, or reported part of a year, the FBI filled in the gap by its own method, so these are the FBI's estimates, not a count of reports. They count crimes reported to police, not all crime, and say nothing about any one city, street or home.

Estimated offenses in 2025

Offense	FBI estimate	Per 100,000
Violent crime	14,353	240.3
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	235	3.9
Rape (revised definition)	1,886	31.6
Robbery	1,758	29.4
Aggravated assault	10,474	175.4
Property crime	60,723	1,016.7
Burglary	5,787	96.9
Larceny-theft	47,059	787.9
Motor vehicle theft	7,877	131.9

Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. The FBI's state estimates do not include arson.

Every year on file, 1979 to 2025

Year	Population	Violent · rate	Property · rate	Agencies reporting
2025	5,972,787	14,353 · 240.3	60,723 · 1,016.7	81%
2024	5,960,975	16,952 · 284.4	69,849 · 1,171.8	82%
2023	5,930,405	17,675 · 298.0	73,391 · 1,237.5	87%
2022	5,892,539	17,889 · 303.6	80,703 · 1,369.6	87%
2021	5,880,101	19,134 · 325.4	90,409 · 1,537.5	76%
2020	5,832,655	18,861 · 323.4	86,654 · 1,485.7	89%
2019	5,824,581	17,305 · 297.1	85,796 · 1,473.0	90%
2018	5,807,406	17,365 · 299.0	91,238 · 1,571.1	90%
2017	5,792,051	18,638 · 321.8	104,908 · 1,811.2	91%
2016	5,772,917	17,716 · 306.9	111,911 · 1,938.6	90%
2015	5,767,891	17,549 · 304.3	114,171 · 1,979.4	90%
2014	5,759,432	16,763 · 291.1	120,535 · 2,092.8	89%
2013	5,742,953	16,118 · 280.7	125,694 · 2,188.7	91%
2012	5,724,554	16,254 · 283.9	140,780 · 2,459.2	90%
2011	5,709,843	14,268 · 249.9	139,912 · 2,450.4	90%
2010	5,691,659	14,167 · 248.9	142,781 · 2,508.6	92%
2009	5,654,774	14,650 · 259.1	147,692 · 2,611.8	92%
2008	5,627,967	15,507 · 275.5	155,456 · 2,762.2	93%
2007	5,601,640	16,330 · 291.5	159,305 · 2,843.9	92%
2006	5,556,506	15,899 · 286.1	156,748 · 2,821.0	92%
2005	5,527,644	13,367 · 241.8	147,556 · 2,669.4	90%
2004	5,503,533	11,548 · 209.8	146,710 · 2,665.7	92%
2003	5,474,290	12,104 · 221.1	157,684 · 2,880.4	92%
2002	5,439,692	12,238 · 225.0	164,749 · 3,028.6	91%
2001	5,405,947	12,486 · 231.0	166,924 · 3,087.8	91%
2000	5,363,675	12,700 · 236.8	159,424 · 2,972.3	90%
1999	5,250,446	12,908 · 245.8	160,154 · 3,050.3	93%
1998 *	5,224,000	13,009 · 249.0	172,084 · 3,294.1	1%
1997	5,170,000	13,988 · 270.6	176,145 · 3,407.1	93%
1996	5,160,000	13,039 · 252.7	184,143 · 3,568.7	93%
1995	5,123,000	14,399 · 281.1	184,665 · 3,604.6	94%
1994	5,082,000	13,748 · 270.5	186,704 · 3,673.8	94%
1993	5,038,000	13,321 · 264.4	190,923 · 3,789.7	96%
1992	5,007,000	13,806 · 275.7	202,448 · 4,043.3	96%
1991	4,955,000	13,723 · 277.0	207,560 · 4,188.9	96%
1990	4,891,769	12,948 · 264.7	202,052 · 4,130.4	96%
1989	4,867,000	10,834 · 222.6	191,869 · 3,942.2	96%
1988	4,858,000	10,414 · 214.4	182,545 · 3,757.6	92%
1987	4,807,000	12,014 · 249.9	188,411 · 3,919.5	91%
1986	4,785,000	12,339 · 257.9	183,692 · 3,838.9	92%
1985	4,775,000	9,880 · 206.9	181,918 · 3,809.8	92%
1984	4,766,000	9,367 · 196.5	189,484 · 3,975.7	93%
1983	4,751,000	9,070 · 190.9	193,118 · 4,064.8	89%
1982	4,765,000	9,077 · 190.5	202,447 · 4,248.6	90%
1981	4,739,000	8,904 · 187.9	216,997 · 4,579.0	95%
1980	4,680,917	8,546 · 182.6	216,073 · 4,616.0	96%
1979	4,720,000	7,839 · 166.1	199,273 · 4,221.9	96%

Each cell is the FBI's estimated count, then the rate per 100,000 people. “Agencies reporting” is the share of the state's police agencies that sent the FBI data that year; the lower it is, the more of the estimate rests on the FBI's method. From 2013 the rape count uses the FBI's revised definition, which raised violent crime totals, so years before and after 2013 are not directly comparable.

The FBI's notes on Wisconsin

1998: The state UCR Program was unable to provide complete 1998 offense figures in accordance with UCR guidelines. The state total was estimated by using 1997 figures for the nonreporting areas and applying 1997 versus 1998 percentage changes for the division in which Wisconsin is located. The estimates for the nonreporting areas were then increased by any actual 1998 crime counts received.

Reported crime by agency in Wisconsin

For what each police department or sheriff's office in Wisconsin actually reported, with no estimates at all, see the A to Z list of Wisconsin agencies.

How this is worked out

Estimated offenses ÷ population × 100,000. Both figures come from the FBI's estimated crimes file on the Crime Data Explorer downloads page; the share of agencies reporting comes from the FBI's participation file there. CrimeTally does not estimate anything itself and does not rank states. Read the full method and its limits.

Informational only, not professional advice. Last reviewed: September 2026.