West Bend, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In West Bend, WI Summary

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

  • There were 745 total crimes committed in West Bend the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,344.8 total crimes per 100K people in West Bend.
  • The overall crime rate in West Bend is 0.88% above the national average.
  • West Bend ranks #302 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • West Bend ranks #7,225 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 Bend Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in West Bend is 2,344.8 per 100,000 people. That's 0.88% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 29.61% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
West Bend
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 745 2,344.8 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 1 3.1 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 53 166.8 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 68 214.0 323.4 369.8
Burglary 23 72.4 218.5 269.8
Larceny 631 1,986.0 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 23 72.4 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 677 2,130.7 1,485.7 1,954.4

West Bend 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 Bend

68
Violent Crimes
214.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.13%
Below The National Average
  • There were 68 violent crimes in West Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in West Bend is 214.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 467.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in West Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.13% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -33.82% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In West Bend

677
Property Crimes
2,130.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
9.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 677 property crimes in West Bend in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in West Bend is 2,130.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in West Bend each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 9.02% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 43.42% higher than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around West Bend

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Hartford, WI 15,803 102 645.4 379.7 265.8
Port Washington, WI 12,867 71 551.8 512.9 38.9
Cedarburg, WI 12,636 86 680.6 648.9 31.7
Grafton, WI 12,471 121 970.3 922.1 48.1
Jackson, WI 7,218 104 1,440.8 1,316.2 124.7
Slinger, WI 5,621 49 871.7 836.2 35.6
Kewaskum, WI 4,429 27 609.6 451.6 158.0
Saukville, WI 4,283 56 1,307.5 1,190.8 116.7

West Bend SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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