How has crime changed in Wisconsin since 1985?

Police in Wisconsin reported about 245 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 334 in 2021, and 1,033 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 4,217 in 1991. There's no figure for 1998, when police departments covering fewer than 3 in 4 of its people reported a full year. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Wisconsin and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Wisconsin Violent, U.S. Property, Wisconsin Property, U.S.
1985 213.4 570.3 3,859.5 4,780.0
1986 261.9 633.6 3,869.5 5,015.3
1987 254.1 624.9 3,965.8 5,090.1
1988 216.9 630.2 3,780.5 5,045.9
1989 222.2 680.5 3,970.9 5,211.5
1990 264.8 749.8 4,157.3 5,227.0
1991 276.5 798.1 4,217.4 5,388.4
1992 277.0 785.4 4,072.3 5,089.3
1993 264.5 764.1 3,817.1 4,814.1
1994 271.3 740.4 3,704.3 4,752.4
1995 282.2 720.6 3,645.8 4,796.6
1996 252.8 658.8 3,596.2 4,553.0
1997 270.8 644.9 3,426.9 4,494.7
1998 – 603.8 – 4,212.6
1999 248.1 545.8 3,089.9 3,872.6
2000 243.7 534.4 3,046.9 3,751.7
2001 233.7 529.5 3,123.2 3,801.5
2002 229.4 512.9 3,081.0 3,737.7
2003 222.7 493.7 2,905.3 3,704.0
2004 209.1 478.6 2,661.3 3,599.4
2005 242.9 483.0 2,675.0 3,518.3
2006 286.2 486.9 2,832.2 3,397.1
2007 291.9 477.9 2,859.5 3,316.1
2008 276.2 463.7 2,783.1 3,252.3
2009 259.5 436.8 2,627.8 3,076.7
2010 251.2 408.1 2,529.4 2,963.4
2011 250.7 390.1 2,450.1 2,925.7
2012 284.7 390.7 2,451.1 2,881.3
2013 276.5 378.2 2,191.0 2,759.3
2014 291.1 373.7 2,098.4 2,591.8
2015 300.3 384.6 1,941.8 2,495.2
2016 304.3 399.5 1,949.9 2,469.1
2017 322.9 397.5 1,825.6 2,372.4
2018 299.8 384.8 1,579.6 2,206.8
2019 298.2 381.0 1,476.7 2,109.0
2020 328.9 399.3 1,500.1 1,955.3
2021 334.3 360.9 1,568.6 1,762.2
2022 308.8 398.2 1,391.6 1,998.5
2023 304.1 385.6 1,260.0 1,950.5
2024 287.6 363.4 1,191.8 1,766.8
2025 244.5 329.3 1,032.8 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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