Oak Creek, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Creek, WI Summary

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

  • There were 789 total crimes committed in Oak Creek the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,192.0 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Creek.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Creek is -5.69% below the national average.
  • Oak Creek ranks #294 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Oak Creek ranks #6,934 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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Oak Creek Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Creek is 2,192.0 per 100,000 people. That's -5.69% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 21.17% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Creek
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 789 2,192.0 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 5 13.9 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 80.6 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 45 125.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 22 61.1 218.5 269.8
Larceny 643 1,786.4 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 79 219.5 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 744 2,067.0 1,485.7 1,954.4

Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek

45
Violent Crimes
125.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-66.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Oak Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Creek is 125.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 799.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -66.19% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -61.34% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Creek

744
Property Crimes
2,067.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
5.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 744 property crimes in Oak Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Creek is 2,067.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 5.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 39.13% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Creek

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
Muskego, WI 25,406 128 503.8 456.6 47.2
Caledonia, WI 25,165 124 492.7 457.0 35.8
South Milwaukee, WI 20,247 263 1,299.0 1,160.7 138.3
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

Oak Creek SnackAbility

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