CurrentCrimeMap

Data through February 2026, Milwaukee Police Department

Crime in Milwaukee, WI

The violent crime rate in Milwaukee is 1,126 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, 158% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −20% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Milwaukee Art Museum pavilion on the Lake Michigan shore.
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The numbers

12 months to Feb 2026

Violent crime

1,126 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,303 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−20% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,342 per 100,000 residents, per year

13,109 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

−14% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,468 per 100,000 residents, per year

19,412 reported in the 12 months to Feb 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 559,717, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Milwaukee sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,126

Milwaukee has the 15th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 287 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Milwaukee; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Cleveland, OH1,25110
Springfield, MO1,23011
Peoria, IL1,18112
Birmingham, AL1,15913
St. Louis, MO1,15114
Milwaukee, WI1,12615
Wichita, KS1,11716
Lafayette, LA1,10417
Shreveport, LA1,04518
Evansville, IN1,03319
Albuquerque, NM1,01620

The places closest to Milwaukee in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Milwaukee crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Milwaukee Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Milwaukee with its whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes. The nearest covered cities are more than 60 miles away: zoom out to see them, or use the table below.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Milwaukee, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is Elgin, IL, 73 miles away.

Milwaukee and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Milwaukee, WI1,126
Elgin, IL17873 mi
Madison, WI21274 mi
Rockford, IL75179 mi
Chicago, IL39286 mi
Aurora, IL22091 mi
Naperville, IL5691 mi
Green Bay, WI532101 mi
Joliet, IL307107 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Feb 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 1,212 reported217no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 140 reported25+5% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 4,650 reported831no year-ago month
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 3,285 reported587no year-ago month
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 3,149 reported563no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 1,877 reported335no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent1,212217——
HomicideViolent14025—+5%
Vehicle theftProperty4,650831——
TheftProperty3,285587——
Theft from vehiclesProperty3,149563——
BurglaryProperty1,877335——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Milwaukee Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (5th highest rate of 155), robbery (3rd highest rate of 152) and burglary (41st highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Mar 2025 to Feb 2026

Violent crime −20%

02505007501,000MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb391377
Violent crimes per month in Milwaukee, WI, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Mar 2025562Mar 2024565
Apr 2025561Apr 2024631
May 2025590May 2024782
Jun 2025633Jun 2024741
Jul 2025626Jul 2024875
Aug 2025529Aug 2024821
Sep 2025498Sep 2024720
Oct 2025564Oct 2024683
Nov 2025474Nov 2024545
Dec 2025456Dec 2024558
Jan 2026419Jan 2025539
Feb 2026391Feb 2025377

Homicides +5%

0102030MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFeb68
Homicides per month in Milwaukee, WI, Mar 2025 to Feb 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Mar 20259Mar 20245
Apr 202511Apr 20248
May 202516May 202415
Jun 202521Jun 202417
Jul 202517Jul 202420
Aug 202512Aug 202411
Sep 202510Sep 20249
Oct 202510Oct 202412
Nov 202516Nov 202411
Dec 20255Dec 202410
Jan 20267Jan 20257
Feb 20266Feb 20258

13 in 2026 through February, 15 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Mar 2023
Reported crime per month in Milwaukee, WI
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Feb 20263917306
Jan 20264198657
Dec 20254568915
Nov 202547492416
Oct 20255641,13810
Sep 20254981,09210
Aug 20255291,24612
Jul 20256261,37117
Jun 20256331,23521
May 20255901,27816
Apr 20255611,21311
Mar 20255621,1269
Feb 20253778498
Jan 20255391,0767
Dec 20245581,26910
Nov 20245451,26511
Oct 20246831,52712
Sep 20247201,2669
Aug 20248211,53211
Jul 20248751,76720
Jun 20247411,35917
May 20247821,25915
Apr 20246311,1188
Mar 20245651,0125
Feb 20246061,0747
Jan 20246121,08812
Dec 20236471,47216
Nov 20235801,39210
Oct 20236561,52316
Sep 20237761,18018
Aug 20237601,30719
Jul 20237691,38519
Jun 20237831,34319
May 20237881,34311
Apr 20237231,2115
Mar 20236951,17418

How Milwaukee compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
5Kansas City, MO1,3253,411518,039Jul 2026
6Baltimore, MD1,3024,037562,811Jul 2026
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
20Albuquerque, NM1,0163,209559,192Sep 2026
37Atlanta, GA7962,712525,939Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
110Tucson, AZ4752,172556,898Sep 2026
118Mesa, AZ4271,139519,990Aug 2026
195Anne Arundel County, MD (County Police)2551,572562,033Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Milwaukee in population, Milwaukee included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
92Green Bay, WI5321,174106,069Mar 2026
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026

All 3 places in Wisconsin on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
15Milwaukee, WI1,1262,342559,717Feb 2026
28Grand Rapids, MI8662,171200,467Jul 2026
45Rockford, IL7512,209147,186Aug 2026
92Green Bay, WI5321,174106,069Mar 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
175Joliet, IL3071,077152,211Aug 2026
222Aurora, IL2201,082180,824Dec 2025
229Madison, WI2121,854287,992Mar 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
299Naperville, IL56578154,062Jun 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Milwaukee by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

* Chicago, IL reports less to the FBI than it records; its own page leads with its own figures. Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Milwaukee side by side with Madison, Albuquerque or Tucson, or with any other place.

Other cities in Wisconsin

2 city pages, closest first

Wisconsin as a whole has 216 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Milwaukee’s rate is 421% above the state’s.

MadisonGreen Bay

All 3 cities in Wisconsin

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Milwaukee safe?

By reported violent crime, Milwaukee is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,126 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to February 2026, −20% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Milwaukee?

This site does not have one for Milwaukee. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Milwaukee compares with nearby places such as Elgin, IL instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Milwaukee?

1,126 violent and 2,342 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 19,412 incidents reported to Milwaukee Police Department over the 12 months to February 2026. Violent crime includes 1,212 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 1,877 burglaries, 3,149 thefts from vehicles and 3,285 other thefts.

Is crime in Milwaukee going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −20% and property crime −14% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Milwaukee had in 2026?

Milwaukee Police Department reported 13 homicides from January to February 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 15 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Feb 2026 the count was 140, or 25 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Milwaukee Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WIMPD0000). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Milwaukee

12 months to February 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat1,212217
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal1,877335
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included3,149563
Vehicle theft4,650831

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

WIMPD0000
Source
Milwaukee Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset WIMPD0000)
Latest complete month
February 2026
History on this site
March 2023 to February 2026 (38 months)
Update schedule
Milwaukee Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)