Wauwatosa, WI Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Wauwatosa in green. The most dangerous areas in Wauwatosa 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 Wauwatosa, WI Safe from Robbery?

The B grade means the rate of robbery is slightly lower than the average US city. Wauwatosa is in the 64th percentile for safety, meaning 36% of cities are safer and 64% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wauwatosa's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Wauwatosa is 0.3552 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wauwatosa generally consider the central part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Wauwatosa may be as high as 1 in 2,311 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,474 in the central part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the east parts of Wauwatosa, WI: about 4 per year. The south part of Wauwatosa has fewer cases of robbery with only 1 in a typical year.

How Wauwatosa's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Wauwatosa to the Wisconsin state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Wauwatosa is as safe as the Wisconsin state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Wauwatosa, WI

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Wauwatosa about $547,645 in 2025, or roughly $11 per resident. This is part of Wauwatosa's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wauwatosa, including every crime type and how Wauwatosa compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Wauwatosa's crime maps on the Wauwatosa overall crime page.

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Individual Wauwatosa Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Elm Grove, WI	D+	B+	D+	A-
Milwaukee, WI	D+	D	C-	C
West Allis, WI	D+	C+	C	B
West Milwaukee, WI	F	D-	F	D+
Butler, WI	D-	D+	D	C+
Brookfield, WI	C+	A	C+	A
Greenfield, WI	D	B+	D+	A-
New Berlin, WI	B+	A	A-	A
Glendale, WI	D+	D+	C-	C-
Duplainville, WI	A+	A+	A+	A

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Wauwatosa is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Lake Stevens, WA	C	B+	B+	C
Zephyrhills, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Wausau, WI	C+	C	C	A-
Upper Arlington, OH	C	A-	A-	B-
Texas City, TX	D+	D	D	D+
Spring Hill, TN	B	A-	A-	B
Sherman, TX	D+	C-	C-	C-
Salina, KS	D	D	D	A
Rowland Heights, CA	C-	D+	D+	D-
Roseville, MI	D	D	D	B+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wauwatosa, WI average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Wauwatosa schools on SchoolGrade

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