Wauwatosa, WI Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Wauwatosa

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wauwatosa_{/100k people}	Wisconsin_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	1,586 (estimate)	2,280	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Wauwatosa_{/100k people}	Wisconsin_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	4.2	4.9
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	30.8	38.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	90.7	101.9
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	180.1	237.8
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	213 (estimate)	306	373
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	338.8	491.4
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,444.8	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	190.3	220.2
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	1,373 (estimate)	1,974	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Wauwatosa is 45% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 4.34 daily crimes that occur in Wauwatosa.
Wauwatosa is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States.
In Wauwatosa you have a 1 in 64 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Wauwatosa has decreased by 53%.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Wauwatosa

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Wauwatosa is 1 in 470

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Wauwatosa is 1 in 73

The chance of being a victim of crime in Wauwatosa is 1 in 64

Year Over Year Crime In Wauwatosa (per 100,000 people)

Wauwatosa police department

Item	Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	112	9,355	556,527
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	2.4	2.4	3.3

There are a total of 112 Wauwatosa police officers. This results in 2.4 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 0.3% greater than the Wisconsin average and 26.7% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Wisconsin

State	Total offenders	Wisconsin_/100K	National_/100K
Wisconsin	21,768	397	222

There are a total of 21,768 sex offenders in Wisconsin. This yields a total of 397 sex offenders in Wisconsin per 100,000 residents which is 79% greater than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bayside, WI	4,479	0	362	362
Merton, WI	3,463	58	376	434
Muskego, WI	24,387	32	461	493
River Hills, WI	1,501	0	622	622
Mequon, WI	23,300	76	593	669
Wauwatosa, WI	46,838	213	1,373	1,586

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Stillwater, OK	46,851	299	3,314	3,613
Lawrence, IN	46,796	427	2,857	3,284
Collierville, TN	46,780	101	1,663	1,764
Binghamton, NY	46,771	673	4,543	5,216
Wesley Chapel, FL	46,935	478	2,910	3,388
Wauwatosa, WI	46,838	213	1,373	1,586

Source: The Wauwatosa, WI crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.