Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Murder per Capita in Franklin Heights

The map below shows murder per 1,000 Franklin Heights residents.

 

Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI Map of Murder Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
D+
Other Crime Grade
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A crime occurs every 15 hours 38 minutes (on average) in Franklin Heights.

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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Franklin Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Franklin Heights 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 Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI Safe?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Franklin Heights is in the 1st percentile for safety, meaning 99% of neighborhoods are safer and 1% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Franklin Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Franklin Heights is 0.3642 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Franklin Heights generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Franklin Heights may be as high as 1 in 1,944 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 4,557 in the northwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the south parts of Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Franklin Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Franklin Heights, remember that the rate of murder 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 southwest part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Franklin Heights residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Franklin Heights 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 Franklin Heights has 0, have the same problem. Of Franklin Heights’s 7,526 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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Franklin Heights Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
17.63
Robbery
1.349
Rape
0.7103
Murder
0.3642
Total Violent Crime
20.05 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
19.23
Vehicle Theft
4.624
Burglary
6.143
Arson
0.1201
Total Property Crime
30.12 (D+)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.2835
Drug Crimes
7.923
Vandalism
14.91
Identity Theft
1.065
Animal Cruelty
0.0899
Total "Other" Rate
24.28 (F)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Franklin Heights is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Franklin Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
F
F
D+
F
D-
F
C-
F
F
F
D-
F
D-
F
D+
F
F
F
D
F
F
F
D-
F
F
F
D-
F
D+
F
B-
D-
D
F
D+
F
D-
F
D
D

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Franklin Heights is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Murder Crime Grade
A
B
B
A
C-
C
C
B
C+
A
A
B-
A+
A+
A+
A+
B-
B-
B-
A-
B
B-
B-
C
F
D-
D-
D
D
D
D
D+
A+
B
B
C+
D-
D
D
C

Considering only the murder rate, Franklin Heights is less safe than the Wisconsin state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI average SchoolGrade of F, with 10% actual proficiency versus 11% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Franklin Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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