Green Bay is the third-largest city in Wisconsin, with 111,600 residents in Brown County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Green Bay?
Green Bay earns an A- for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 51% of Americans live. Theft makes up 47% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 830 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Green Bay as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Green Bay scores 830.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Green Bay, WI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Green Bay, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Green Bay
Car thefts run high for a city with an A for property crime. Green Bay has 2.4 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded A for property crime, the figure is 0.91.
One part of Green Bay stands out for burglary. Burglaries in Fort Howard, in north Green Bay, run at about double the rate in the rest of the city.
Thefts from cars happen at homes more often than nationally. In Green Bay, 57% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Green Bay
Most of Green Bay grades well for property crime: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Green Bay run from A+ to C+.
98%
A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Olde Norwood, southwestClose to the rest of Green Bay on most crimes.A867
2Western Corridor, northwestClose to the rest of Green Bay on most crimes.A-829
3Haevers Corners, eastClose to the rest of Green Bay on most crimes.A-825
4Astor, southCar thefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Green Bay.A-788
5Fort Howard, northActs of vandalism run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Green Bay.A-783
Neighborhood areas of Green Bay, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Green Bay?
Reported property crime in Green Bay has fallen 22% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 17 to 13 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 15%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Green BayUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Green Bay. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Green Bay
Property, US
2016
+33%
+15%
2017
+24%
+12%
2018
+4%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
-8%
2021
-6%
-10%
2022
+6%
-6%
2023
-8%
-7%
2024
-22%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Green Bay
CrimeGrade™ estimates Green Bay has about 20 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 18% less than the US as a whole and 23% more than Wisconsin.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Green Bay, about 47% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Green Bay
Green Bay has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Green Bay, 71% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 73% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (71%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (73%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Green Bay and nearby cities
Green Bay has the most property crime of its 8 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Green Bay. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Green Bay is safer than 68% of them.
Transit, parking lots and walkability in Green Bay
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Green Bay apart: it has 2.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 3.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Green Bay: D- (10 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 70% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 70% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 76% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.57 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 72% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.9.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 56% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Green Bay
Property crime costs Green Bay about $16 million a year, or $143 per resident and about $349 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.0 million
$9
Theft
$5.2 million
$47
Vehicle theft
$4.1 million
$37
Arson
$70,000
$1
Vandalism
$5.5 million
$50
Total
$16 million
$143
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
