Madison, WI Burglary Rates and Burglary Maps

Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in the Madison area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Madison area are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Madison, WI Safe?

The B grade means the rate of burglary is slightly lower than the average US city. Madison is in the 68th percentile for safety, meaning 32% of cities are safer and 68% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Madison area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of burglary in the Madison area is 1.520 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Madison area generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of burglary in the Madison area may be as high as 1 in 506 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 945 in the northeast part of the city. See the section on interpreting the burglary map, however, because comparing rates for burglary or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the central parts of Madison, WI: about 455 per year. The northwest part of the Madison area has fewer cases of burglary with only 32 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Burglary Maps

When looking at the burglary map for the Madison area, remember that the rate of burglary per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the city. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the burglary rate map do not always indicate danger for the Madison area residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which the Madison area has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which the Madison area has 59, have the same problem. Of the Madison area’s 711,786 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Madison Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All burglary rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Madison residents in a standard year.

Individual Madison Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of burglary in the Madison area is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Madison area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Shorewood Hills, WI	D	D+	C-	C+
Maple Bluff, WI	C+	A-	B-	C+
Monona, WI	D+	B-	D+	B-
Fitchburg, WI	C-	B-	C	B
Middleton, WI	C+	A-	C	B
Ashton Corners, WI	B	B+	B-	B
McFarland, WI	B-	B+	B-	B+
Waunakee, WI	B+	A	A-	A
Verona, WI	B	A-	B	A-
Windsor, WI	B+	A	A-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Madison is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Burglary Crime Grade
Winston-Salem, NC	D	D+	D+	D
Des Moines, IA	C+	C+	C+	B-
Provo, UT	B-	C+	C+	B+
Daytona Beach, FL	A-	B+	B+	A-
Ogden, UT	D+	B-	B-	B
Poughkeepsie, NY	B-	C-	C-	B-
Syracuse, NY	C+	D	D	C-
Akron, OH	D+	C	C	C-
Wichita, KS	D-	D-	D-	D+
Lakeland, FL	A	B	B	B+

Considering only the burglary rate, the Madison area is as safe as the Wisconsin state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Madison, WI average SchoolGrade of C+, with 39% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Madison schools on SchoolGrade

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