Wisconsin Crime Grades A-F (2024)

Statewide grade B

202 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 62/100 (Above Average).

What is Wisconsin’s crime safety grade?

Wisconsin earned an overall safety grade of B (score: 62/100, Above Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 279.6 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1156.8 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 202 Wisconsin cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 202 graded Wisconsin cities, 39 earned A+, 85 earned A, 47 received B, 22 landed at C, 4 received D, and 5 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Oconomowoc with an A+ grade (score: 96/100, violent rate 15.9/100K). The lowest-rated city is West Milwaukee with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 977.4/100K).

Roughly 61% of graded cities in Wisconsin achieved an A or A+ rating, while 4% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Wisconsin and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+

39 cities

85 cities

47 cities

22 cities

4 cities

5 cities

Oconomowoc

16
Bayside

23
Hortonville

29
Geneva Town

37
Bloomfield

30
East Troy

21
Pulaski

24
Brillion

29

What this shows Oconomowoc reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Wisconsin. At 15.9 per 100K, it runs well below the Wisconsin average of 279.6. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

#	Grade	City	Score	Violent Rate	Property Rate	Population
1	A+	Oconomowoc	96	15.9/100K	308/100K	18,830
2	A+	Bayside	96	22.9/100K	229/100K	4,367
3	A+	Hortonville	96	28.7/100K	172.4/100K	3,481
4	A+	Geneva Town	96	36.7/100K	55.1/100K	5,448
5	A+	Bloomfield	95	30/100K	210/100K	6,666
6	A+	East Troy	94	21.2/100K	424.4/100K	4,713
7	A+	Pulaski	94	24.3/100K	462.5/100K	4,108
8	A+	Brillion	94	29.4/100K	353.3/100K	3,397
9	A+	Hobart-Lawrence	94	44.4/100K	227.3/100K	18,035
10	A+	Oconto	93	21.6/100K	562.4/100K	4,623
11	A+	Chilton	93	25.7/100K	462.6/100K	3,891
12	A+	Waterloo	93	27.4/100K	465.5/100K	3,652
13	A+	Rome Town	93	30.3/100K	455/100K	3,297
14	A+	Milton	93	35.5/100K	425.8/100K	5,636
15	A+	Oregon	93	42.3/100K	278.9/100K	11,833
16	A+	Kronenwetter	93	46.5/100K	267.5/100K	8,597
17	A+	Roberts	93	46.8/100K	233.8/100K	2,139
18	A+	Grand Rapids	93	53/100K	158.9/100K	7,550
19	A+	Peshtigo	93	59.2/100K	118.4/100K	3,377
20	A+	Cedarburg	92	47.4/100K	395.3/100K	12,649
21	A+	North Hudson	92	51.1/100K	281/100K	3,914
22	A+	New London	92	54/100K	337.3/100K	7,412
23	A+	Walworth	91	35.5/100K	639.4/100K	2,815
24	A+	Port Washington	91	38.8/100K	566.4/100K	12,888
25	A+	Mequon	91	39.1/100K	558.9/100K	25,586
26	A+	Holmen	91	50.5/100K	462.6/100K	11,889
27	A+	Mayville	91	58.6/100K	390.5/100K	5,121
28	A+	Sharon	91	64.2/100K	256.7/100K	1,558
29	A+	Montello	91	69/100K	275.9/100K	1,450
30	A+	Kewaunee	91	71.7/100K	251/100K	2,789
31	A+	Town of East Troy	91	74.3/100K	222.9/100K	4,037
32	A+	Whitefish Bay	90	13.8/100K	935.5/100K	14,537
33	A+	Mineral Point	90	39.1/100K	664.8/100K	2,557
34	A+	Caledonia	90	63.2/100K	469.9/100K	25,323
35	A+	Mosinee	90	65.9/100K	373.2/100K	4,555
36	A+	Kewaskum	90	67/100K	402.2/100K	4,475
37	A+	Amery	90	67.7/100K	406.4/100K	2,953
38	A+	Hartland	90	68.2/100K	341.2/100K	10,259
39	A+	Kiel	90	75.8/100K	227.3/100K	3,959
40	A	Plymouth	89	22.5/100K	1034.1/100K	8,897
41	A	Delavan Town	89	37.8/100K	811.6/100K	5,298
42	A	Verona	89	48.7/100K	662.9/100K	16,443
43	A	Elkhorn	89	58.7/100K	538.3/100K	10,218
44	A	Ellsworth	89	60.9/100K	517.7/100K	3,284
45	A	Menomonee Falls	89	67.4/100K	529/100K	40,076
46	A	Columbus	89	73.8/100K	461.4/100K	5,418
47	A	Somerset	89	91.4/100K	182.7/100K	3,284
48	A	Plover	88	21/100K	1097.4/100K	14,306
49	A	Crandon	88	58.8/100K	705.9/100K	1,700
50	A	Fall Creek	88	71/100K	568.2/100K	1,408
51	A	De Pere	88	75/100K	568.7/100K	25,319
52	A	Prescott	88	88.2/100K	418.8/100K	4,537
53	A	Waunakee	88	105.1/100K	210.2/100K	15,227
54	A	Luxemburg	88	108.1/100K	180.1/100K	2,776
55	A	Juneau	88	120.1/100K	40/100K	2,497
56	A	Monroe	87	28.9/100K	1147.2/100K	10,373
57	A	McFarland	87	62.5/100K	822.7/100K	9,602
58	A	Grafton	87	78.2/100K	617.8/100K	12,788
59	A	Sturtevant	87	89.9/100K	464.3/100K	6,677
60	A	Belleville	87	109.6/100K	255.8/100K	2,736
61	A	Mount Horeb	87	116.1/100K	167.6/100K	7,755
62	A	Three Lakes	87	121.4/100K	80.9/100K	2,472
63	A	Marshall Village	87	131/100K	26.2/100K	3,816
64	A	Neillsville	86	43.7/100K	1049.9/100K	2,286
65	A	Sheboygan Falls	86	61.1/100K	855.6/100K	8,181
66	A	Tomahawk	86	89.1/100K	623.7/100K	3,367
67	A	Summit	86	110.1/100K	311.9/100K	5,451
68	A	Darlington	86	118.7/100K	276.9/100K	2,528
69	A	Muskego	85	11.8/100K	1532.2/100K	25,389
70	A	New Berlin	85	62.2/100K	992.9/100K	40,186
71	A	Deforest	85	80.4/100K	812.9/100K	11,195
72	A	Fox Crossing	85	89.8/100K	745/100K	18,926
73	A	Sturgeon Bay	85	90.7/100K	654.7/100K	9,928
74	A	Cottage Grove	85	115.6/100K	451.8/100K	9,518
75	A	Niagara	85	127.3/100K	254.6/100K	1,571
76	A	Franklin	84	50.7/100K	1207.3/100K	35,535
77	A	Germantown	84	61.7/100K	1120.3/100K	21,066
78	A	Greendale	84	83/100K	940.5/100K	14,461
79	A	Kaukauna	84	102.1/100K	681/100K	17,622
80	A	Siren	84	111.4/100K	556.8/100K	898
81	A	Marathon City	84	128.7/100K	321.8/100K	1,554
82	A	New Holstein	84	135.3/100K	304.5/100K	2,956
83	A	Shorewood	83	22/100K	1702.3/100K	13,629
84	A	Boyceville	83	91/100K	909.9/100K	1,099
85	A	Fontana	83	105.5/100K	738.4/100K	1,896
86	A	Lake Mills	83	118.9/100K	549.7/100K	6,731
87	A	Slinger	83	139.1/100K	370.9/100K	6,471
88	A	Brookfield	82	83.3/100K	1097.1/100K	42,019
89	A	Mauston	82	97.1/100K	970.9/100K	4,120
90	A	Burlington	82	99.6/100K	960/100K	11,042
91	A	Middleton	82	107.1/100K	890.7/100K	23,353
92	A	Cudahy	82	113.1/100K	774.8/100K	17,683
93	A	Brodhead	82	125.1/100K	688.1/100K	3,197
94	A	Algoma	82	155.9/100K	311.8/100K	3,207
95	A	Fennimore	82	181.4/100K	36.3/100K	2,756
96	A	Altoona	81	31.2/100K	1808.2/100K	9,623
97	A	New Richmond	81	110.2/100K	909.1/100K	10,890
98	A	Waukesha	81	114/100K	874.6/100K	70,202
99	A	Hartford	81	131.6/100K	689.3/100K	15,959
100	A	Dodgeville	80	39.1/100K	1855.5/100K	5,120
101	A	River Falls	80	128.1/100K	861.9/100K	17,171
102	A	Saukville	80	140.8/100K	727.5/100K	4,261
103	A	Hales Corners	80	146.4/100K	598.8/100K	7,515
104	A	Spooner	79	81.1/100K	1459.3/100K	2,467
105	A	St. Francis	79	105/100K	1165.5/100K	9,524
106	A	Mukwonago	79	105/100K	1167.1/100K	8,568
107	A	West Salem	79	113.1/100K	1131/100K	5,305
108	A	Fox Valley Metro	79	176.8/100K	362/100K	23,754
109	A	Pewaukee Village	78	36.7/100K	2139.4/100K	8,180
110	A	Eagle River	78	62/100K	1799/100K	1,612
111	A	Beloit Town	78	129.1/100K	1071.2/100K	7,748
112	A	Stevens Point	78	162.9/100K	620.5/100K	25,784
113	A	New Lisbon	78	198.1/100K	317/100K	2,524
114	A	Onalaska	76	36.7/100K	2291.8/100K	19,068
115	A	Delafield	76	55.5/100K	2081.6/100K	7,206
116	A	Lake Geneva	76	102.1/100K	1633.4/100K	8,816
117	A	Menomonie	76	132.6/100K	1211.2/100K	16,595
118	A	Beaver Dam	76	145.7/100K	1123/100K	16,473
119	A	Ripon	76	180.9/100K	646.2/100K	7,738
120	A	Poynette	76	235.8/100K	39.3/100K	2,544
121	A	Rhinelander	75	98.1/100K	1717.4/100K	8,152
122	A	Shorewood Hills	75	139.3/100K	1254.1/100K	2,153
123	A	Menasha	75	177.7/100K	882.9/100K	18,008
124	A	Omro	75	193.7/100K	664.3/100K	3,613
125	B	Portage	74	80.2/100K	2014.4/100K	9,978
126	B	Mount Pleasant	74	111.8/100K	1734.5/100K	27,731
127	B	Hudson	74	114.5/100K	1648.2/100K	15,714
128	B	Neenah	74	156.5/100K	1142.6/100K	27,480
129	B	Whitewater	74	200.3/100K	717.4/100K	15,473
130	B	Horicon	74	212.3/100K	583.9/100K	3,768
131	B	Two Rivers	74	215.5/100K	484.8/100K	11,138
132	B	Clinton	74	224.1/100K	403.4/100K	2,231
133	B	South Milwaukee	73	158.6/100K	1298.4/100K	20,178
134	B	North Fond du Lac	73	223.8/100K	578.3/100K	5,361
135	B	Minocqua	72	97.1/100K	2038.4/100K	5,151
136	B	Watertown	72	190.2/100K	1048.1/100K	22,612
137	B	Chippewa Falls	72	218.8/100K	670/100K	14,626
138	B	Greenfield	71	92.1/100K	2307.8/100K	36,919
139	B	Reedsburg	71	126.9/100K	1884.2/100K	10,243
140	B	Oak Creek	71	146/100K	1685.9/100K	37,665
141	B	Delavan	71	188.3/100K	1218.9/100K	10,091
142	B	Manitowoc	71	208.4/100K	969.7/100K	34,546
143	B	Ladysmith	71	229.8/100K	689.4/100K	3,046
144	B	Janesville	70	143.4/100K	1841.6/100K	66,247
145	B	Stoughton	70	192.4/100K	1261.9/100K	12,996
146	B	Augusta	70	198.8/100K	1192.8/100K	1,509
147	B	Fort Atkinson	70	236.3/100K	757.7/100K	12,274
148	B	Muscoda	70	240.4/100K	721.2/100K	1,248
149	B	Monona	69	35.2/100K	3137.1/100K	8,511
150	B	Sun Prairie	69	184.3/100K	1409.7/100K	38,519
151	B	Marshfield	69	214.3/100K	1114.1/100K	18,669
152	B	Butler	68	170.6/100K	1762.4/100K	1,759
153	B	Marinette	68	172.4/100K	1669.2/100K	11,023
154	B	Appleton	68	201.6/100K	1346.9/100K	74,394
155	B	Shawano	68	216.5/100K	1201.8/100K	9,236
156	B	Waupun	68	285.1/100K	377.1/100K	10,873
157	B	Eau Claire	67	162.2/100K	1905.7/100K	70,891
158	B	Medford	67	225.9/100K	1197.5/100K	4,426
159	B	West Bend	66	237.9/100K	1170.7/100K	31,947
160	B	Antigo	66	239.4/100K	1196.8/100K	7,938
161	B	Park Falls	66	254.5/100K	1017.8/100K	2,358
162	B	Bloomer	65	296/100K	592/100K	3,716
163	B	Oshkosh	64	231.8/100K	1451.6/100K	65,994
164	B	Rice Lake	64	244.5/100K	1344.9/100K	8,997
165	B	Kenosha	64	285.7/100K	866.3/100K	97,652
166	B	Jefferson	63	250.2/100K	1369.5/100K	7,594
167	B	Colby-Abbotsford	63	282/100K	986.8/100K	4,256
168	B	Boscobel	63	344.7/100K	282/100K	3,191
169	B	Wausau	62	295.4/100K	1008.8/100K	39,949
170	B	Viroqua	61	271.7/100K	1381.3/100K	4,416
171	B	Fitchburg	61	275/100K	1341.4/100K	32,727
172	C	Merrill	59	199.9/100K	2420.6/100K	9,006
173	C	Superior	59	220.4/100K	2204.5/100K	26,310
174	C	Pleasant Prairie	59	313.9/100K	1078.2/100K	21,981
175	C	Phillips	59	330.5/100K	925.3/100K	1,513
176	C	Wauwatosa	58	206.5/100K	2482.5/100K	46,968
177	C	Madison	58	256/100K	1865/100K	282,045
178	C	Ashwaubenon	57	235.4/100K	2212.8/100K	16,992
179	C	West Allis	57	256.5/100K	1977.5/100K	58,862
180	C	Ashland	56	177.9/100K	2947.9/100K	7,870
181	C	Elk Mound	54	304.6/100K	1827.4/100K	985
182	C	Stanley	54	395.5/100K	738.2/100K	3,793
183	C	Waupaca	52	362.1/100K	1369.6/100K	6,352
184	C	Platteville	52	366.7/100K	1274.4/100K	10,907
185	C	Racine	52	383/100K	1112.2/100K	76,243
186	C	Tomah	50	350.5/100K	1699.6/100K	9,414
187	C	Grand Chute	47	233.6/100K	4414.5/100K	24,397
188	C	Sheboygan	46	427.3/100K	1288/100K	49,610
189	C	Fond du Lac	43	387.2/100K	2103.5/100K	44,164
190	C	Brown Deer	42	348.2/100K	2611.6/100K	12,636
191	C	Beloit	42	391.9/100K	2213.6/100K	36,231
192	C	Glendale	41	295.1/100K	4185.8/100K	12,877
193	C	Sparta	41	316.9/100K	3128.5/100K	9,781
194	D	Green Bay	39	495.1/100K	1312.2/100K	105,240
195	D	La Crosse	31	391/100K	3711.7/100K	50,893
196	D	Wisconsin Rapids	30	532.2/100K	1892.3/100K	18,602
197	D	Lancaster	27	668.2/100K	745.3/100K	3,891
198	F	Adams	22	616.2/100K	1904.8/100K	1,785
199	F	Maple Bluff	20	2249.8/100K	1086.1/100K	1,289
200	F	Hayward	15	730.8/100K	1692.3/100K	2,600
201	F	Milwaukee	6	1430.9/100K	2700.7/100K	560,416
202	F	West Milwaukee	0	977.4/100K	21253.1/100K	3,990

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wisconsin's overall crime safety grade?

Wisconsin has an overall safety grade of B (score: 62/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 279.6 per 100K and property crime rate of 1156.8 per 100K compared to national averages.

How many cities in Wisconsin have an A+ safety grade?

39 cities in Wisconsin earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 85 additional cities earned an A grade.

Which is the safest city in Wisconsin?

Oconomowoc is the highest-rated city in Wisconsin with an A+ grade (score: 96/100). Its violent crime rate is 15.9 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Wisconsin grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (62/100 here, grade B).

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (202 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Wisconsin's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

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