Whitefish Bay, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Whitefish Bay, WI Summary

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

  • There were 130 total crimes committed in Whitefish Bay the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 893.5 total crimes per 100K people in Whitefish Bay.
  • The overall crime rate in Whitefish Bay is -61.56% below the national average.
  • Whitefish Bay ranks #177 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Whitefish Bay ranks #3,380 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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Whitefish Bay Vs Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 893.5 per 100,000 people. That's -61.56% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.61% lower than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Whitefish Bay
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 130 893.5 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 1 6.9 5.3 6.3
Robbery 3 20.6 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 9 61.9 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 13 89.4 323.4 369.8
Burglary 3 20.6 218.5 269.8
Larceny 97 666.7 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 17 116.8 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 117 804.2 1,485.7 1,954.4

Whitefish Bay 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 Whitefish Bay

13
Violent Crimes
89.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-75.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Whitefish Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 89.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,119.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Whitefish Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -75.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -72.37% lower than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Whitefish Bay

117
Property Crimes
804.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-58.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 117 property crimes in Whitefish Bay in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Whitefish Bay is 804.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Whitefish Bay each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -58.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -45.87% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Whitefish Bay

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milwaukee, WI 561,743 28,176 5,015.8 3,507.3 1,508.5
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
Menomonee Falls, WI 39,312 385 979.3 908.1 71.2
Franklin, WI 36,396 503 1,382.0 1,338.1 44.0
Mequon, WI 25,347 215 848.2 785.1 63.1
Shorewood, WI 13,453 246 1,828.6 1,717.1 111.5
Glendale, WI 13,004 676 5,198.4 4,929.3 269.1
Brown Deer, WI 12,817 686 5,352.3 5,094.8 257.5

Whitefish Bay SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
8.5
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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