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The Milwaukee crime rate is much higher than the Wisconsin average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #295

Milwaukee, WI	3,756.61
Wisconsin	1,227.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Milwaukee, WI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Milwaukee, WI	Count	90	395	3,520	4,859	5,929	14,917	6,653	276
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	15.0	65.8	586.3	809.3	987.6	2,484.6	1,108.1	46.0	3,914
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.9	20.3	88.0	170.4	368.5	1,547.6	172.3	NA	1,104
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Milwaukee, WI	Count	104	401	3,284	4,405	6,491	16,138	4,384	293
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	17.3	66.7	546.6	733.2	1,080.4	2,686.1	729.7	48.8	3,725
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.8	22.6	84.2	161.6	424.0	1,636.0	128.6	NA	1,128
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Milwaukee, WI	Count	91	230	3,027	4,411	6,977	18,448	4,803	306
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	15.2	38.4	505.0	735.9	1,164.0	3,077.8	801.3	51.1	3,668
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	21.3	80.7	175.5	488.0	1,822.3	143.5	NA	1,220
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Milwaukee, WI	Count	85	194	2,963	2,727	6,669	18,890	4,538	262
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	14.2	32.5	496.0	456.5	1,116.3	3,161.9	759.6	43.9	3,307
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.4	20.4	78.2	135.9	466.7	1,821.9	144.1	NA	1,152
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Milwaukee, WI	Count	94	197	2,932	3,106	6,181	21,212	4,327	248
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	15.5	32.5	483.9	512.6	1,020.1	3,500.8	714.1	40.9	3,378
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.7	20.9	79.2	145.9	467.1	1,897.5	143.1	NA	1,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Milwaukee, WI	Count	72	204	3,122	3,186	6,534	23,397	4,860	355
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	11.9	33.7	516.3	526.9	1,080.6	3,869.4	803.7	58.7	3,561
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.5	19.6	85.8	149.1	472.9	1,977.4	157.8	NA	1,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Milwaukee, WI	Count	71	208	3,207	3,853	6,409	23,615	6,538	317
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	11.8	34.5	532.6	639.9	1,064.4	3,921.9	1,085.8	52.6	3,847
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.6	19.9	91.1	160.4	488.3	2,063.4	204.7	NA	1,298
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Milwaukee, WI	Count	105	236	3,529	4,170	6,203	24,248	7,748	346
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	18.3	41.2	615.9	727.8	1,082.7	4,232.2	1,352.3	60.4	4,411
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.3	21.8	97.7	168.1	497.0	2,100.9	239.8	NA	1,366
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Milwaukee, WI	Count	103	112	3,608	3,875	5,651	24,343	8,239	320
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	17.7	19.3	621.0	666.9	972.6	4,189.8	1,418.1	55.1	4,206
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	20.4	100.2	160.6	485.8	2,079.5	252.5	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Milwaukee, WI	Count	121	158	2,927	2,804	4,570	21,611	6,631	254
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	20.6	26.9	499.1	478.1	779.2	3,684.7	1,130.6	43.3	3,549
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.5	20.6	82.2	135.2	440.8	1,992.8	226.6	NA	1,246
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Milwaukee, WI	38.44
Wisconsin	12.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Milwaukee, WI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Milwaukee, WI	Count	11	5	2	2	2	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	1.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	18
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Milwaukee, WI	Count	9	5	1	3	0	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	14
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Milwaukee, WI	Count	14	5	4	4	1	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	2.3	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.0	23
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Milwaukee, WI	Count	24	15	1	5	3	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	4.0	2.5	0.2	0.8	0.5	0.0	40
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Milwaukee, WI	Count	35	16	6	12	1	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	5.8	2.6	1.0	2.0	0.2	0.0	57
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Milwaukee, WI	Count	16	10	2	2	2	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	2.6	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	26
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Milwaukee, WI	Count	30	19	0	8	3	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	5.0	3.2	0.0	1.3	0.5	0.0	49
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Milwaukee, WI	Count	26	21	0	4	1	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	4.5	3.7	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	45
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Milwaukee, WI	Count	44	25	6	6	7	0
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	7.6	4.3	1.0	1.0	1.2	0.0	75
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Milwaukee, WI	3.64
Wisconsin	2.79
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Milwaukee, WI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,536	1,890	646
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	422.4	314.8	107.6	3.69
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	317.8	222.5	95.2	2.70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,549	1,862	687
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	424.3	309.9	114.3	3.67
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	315.7	219.4	96.3	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,577	1,906	671
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	429.9	318.0	111.9	3.74
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	327.7	222.2	105.5	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,586	1,862	724
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	432.9	311.7	121.2	3.72
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.5	224.5	108.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,663	1,936	727
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	439.5	319.5	120.0	3.80
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	342.5	230.9	111.6	2.87
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,403	1,921	482
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	397.4	317.7	79.7	3.58
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	339.1	232.3	106.9	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,710	2,016	694
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	450.1	334.8	115.3	3.92
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.6	232.5	100.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,649	1,936	713
	Milwaukee, WI	Per 100,000	462.4	337.9	124.4	4.00
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	334.6	231.7	102.9	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,415	1,951	464
2005	Milwaukee, WI	Count	2,420	1,922	498