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Violent crimes in Wisconsin

Violent crimes in Wisconsin was 14,353 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 15.3% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count14,353
Change on 2024-15.3%
Rank26th of 51US states ranked
Series high19,1342021
Series low7,8391979

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Violent crimes in Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025

7,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K19791986199320002007201420251979: 7,839 count1980: 8,546 count1981: 8,904 count1982: 9,077 count1983: 9,070 count1984: 9,367 count1985: 9,880 count1986: 12,339 count1987: 12,014 count1988: 10,414 count1989: 10,834 count1990: 12,948 count1991: 13,723 count1992: 13,806 count1993: 13,321 count1994: 13,748 count1995: 14,399 count1996: 13,039 count1997: 13,988 count1998: 13,009 count1999: 12,908 count2000: 12,700 count2001: 12,486 count2002: 12,238 count2003: 12,104 count2004: 11,548 count2005: 13,367 count2006: 15,899 count2007: 16,330 count2008: 15,507 count2009: 14,650 count2010: 14,167 count2011: 14,268 count2012: 16,254 count2013: 16,118 count2014: 16,763 count2015: 17,549 count2016: 17,716 count2017: 18,638 count2018: 17,365 count2019: 17,305 count2020: 18,861 count2021: 19,134 count2022: 17,889 count2023: 17,675 count2024: 16,952 count2025: 14,353 count5,00010K15K20K19791995201120251979: 7,839 count1980: 8,546 count1981: 8,904 count1982: 9,077 count1983: 9,070 count1984: 9,367 count1985: 9,880 count1986: 12,339 count1987: 12,014 count1988: 10,414 count1989: 10,834 count1990: 12,948 count1991: 13,723 count1992: 13,806 count1993: 13,321 count1994: 13,748 count1995: 14,399 count1996: 13,039 count1997: 13,988 count1998: 13,009 count1999: 12,908 count2000: 12,700 count2001: 12,486 count2002: 12,238 count2003: 12,104 count2004: 11,548 count2005: 13,367 count2006: 15,899 count2007: 16,330 count2008: 15,507 count2009: 14,650 count2010: 14,167 count2011: 14,268 count2012: 16,254 count2013: 16,118 count2014: 16,763 count2015: 17,549 count2016: 17,716 count2017: 18,638 count2018: 17,365 count2019: 17,305 count2020: 18,861 count2021: 19,134 count2022: 17,889 count2023: 17,675 count2024: 16,952 count2025: 14,353 count
count. Source: FBI, FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-08-14.
All 47 values
Periodcount
202514,353
202416,952
202317,675
202217,889
202119,134
202018,861
201917,305
201817,365
201718,638
201617,716
201517,549
201416,763
201316,118
201216,254
201114,268
201014,167
200914,650
200815,507
200716,330
200615,899
200513,367
200411,548
200312,104
200212,238
200112,486
200012,700
199912,908
199813,009
199713,988
199613,039
199514,399
199413,748
199313,321
199213,806
199113,723
199012,948
198910,834
198810,414
198712,014
198612,339
19859,880
19849,367
19839,070
19829,077
19818,904
19808,546
19797,839

Compared with United States

Place2025
Wisconsin14,353
United States1,119,768

Wisconsin compared with nearby places

Alabama: 18,090 countAlaska: 5,377 countArizona: 28,814 countArkansas: 16,564 countCalifornia: 170,300 countColorado: 25,353 countConnecticut: 4,043 countDelaware: 3,677 countDistrict of Columbia: 5,570 countFlorida: 61,203 countGeorgia: 33,554 countHawaii: 2,938 countIdaho: 4,410 countIllinois: 31,924 countIndiana: 17,737 countIowa: 7,574 countKansas: 13,613 countKentucky: 9,770 countLouisiana: 23,788 countMaine: 1,319 countMaryland: 22,432 countMassachusetts: 21,657 countMichigan: 42,157 countMinnesota: 13,031 countMississippi: 6,704 countMissouri: 26,196 countMontana: 4,797 countNebraska: 4,408 countNevada: 12,445 countNew Hampshire: 1,664 countNew Jersey: 18,508 countNew Mexico: 13,213 countNew York: 73,681 countNorth Carolina: 36,991 countNorth Dakota: 1,903 countOhio: 32,796 countOklahoma: 16,810 countOregon: 13,300 countPennsylvania: 29,613 countRhode Island: 1,606 countSouth Carolina: 21,590 countSouth Dakota: 2,875 countTennessee: 36,014 countTexas: 109,357 countUtah: 8,340 countVermont: 1,382 countVirginia: 18,284 countWashington: 22,715 countWest Virginia: 4,269 countWisconsin: 14,353 countWyoming: 1,059 count
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Violent crimes, 2025, count. Wisconsin is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Estimated number of violent crimes: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault known to law enforcement. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program.

Rape is counted under the revised definition from 2013 and the legacy definition before. FBI estimates for the whole population: agencies that did not report, or reported part of the year, are filled in by the FBI. The FBI revises earlier years in each annual release, and from 2021 the estimates are built from incident-based (NIBRS) reports. The national series has no values for 2017 to 2020 in the FBI estimates file.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. (2026). FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime (Violent crimes, Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads

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FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 14 Aug. 2026, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/wisconsin. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 2026. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Violent crimes, Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/wisconsin.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (2026) FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime, Violent crimes, Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/violent-crimes/wisconsin (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime: Violent crimes, Wisconsin, 1979 to 2025}},
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What is the violent crimes in Wisconsin?

Violent crimes in Wisconsin was 14,353 in 2025, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. That is down 15.3% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program. FBI UCR Summary Reporting System estimated crimes, 1979 on: violent crime. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest violent crimes in Wisconsin?

19,134 in 2021, the highest value since 1979 in this series.

Violent crimes elsewhere in United States

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