The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ozaukee County, WI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Ozaukee County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Ozaukee County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Ozaukee County, WI Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

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Other Crime Grade
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$24.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ozaukee County, WI

In 2025, crime will cost $631 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ozaukee County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Ozaukee County, WI Safe?

The A overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Ozaukee County's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Ozaukee County sits in the 90th percentile, ahead of 90% of counties and behind 10%. The grade covers only Ozaukee County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Ozaukee County is 17.99 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 42 in the south areas to 1 in 96 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Ozaukee County, WI report the most crime, about 456 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 29 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ozaukee County, WI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ozaukee County for 2025 is $24,313,758, about $257 per resident and $631 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 59.3%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 27.9%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ozaukee County Compared to Other Counties?

Ozaukee County, WI: $257
Milwaukee County, WI: $661
Washington County, WI: $234
Wisconsin: $419
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ozaukee County is $257 per year, which is $207 less than the national average and $161 less than Wisconsin's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Ozaukee County:
  • In Milwaukee County, WI, crime costs $661 per person, which is $403 more than in Ozaukee County.
  • In Washington County, WI, crime costs $234 per person, which is $24 less than in Ozaukee County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Ozaukee County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Ozaukee County
Cost per Ozaukee County Resident
Murder
$6.03 million
$64
Rape/Sexual Assault
$4.10 million
$43
Robbery
$843,531
$9
Assault
$2.06 million
$22
Kidnapping
$508,016
$5
Vehicle Theft
$1.48 million
$16
Burglary
$846,203
$9
Theft
$3.47 million
$37
Arson
$165,192
$2
Vandalism
$1.73 million
$18
Animal Cruelty
$28,497
$0
Drug Crimes
$2.64 million
$28
Identity Theft
$405,793
$4
Total Cost of Crime
$24,313,758
$257

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ozaukee County, WI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Ozaukee County totals $60,602,390 ($642 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $84,916,149 ($899 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southwest part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Ozaukee County has 26, do the same, and of Ozaukee County's 94,442 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Ozaukee County Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
0.7594
Robbery
0.2840
Rape
0.7163
Murder
0.0340
Total Violent Crime
1.794 (A+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
7.092
Vehicle Theft
1.009
Burglary
0.9879
Arson
0.0724
Total Property Crime
9.162 (A)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0887
Drug Crimes
3.786
Vandalism
2.568
Identity Theft
0.5551
Animal Cruelty
0.0408
Total "Other" Rate
7.038 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Ozaukee County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Ozaukee County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
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A+
A+
D+
D-
D+
A
A+
A
B+
A-
B+
A-
A
A
A-
A-
A
A
A
A
B+
B+
A
A-
A-
A
C+
B+
C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Ozaukee County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

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

Considering only the crime rate, Ozaukee County is safer than 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 Ozaukee County, WI average SchoolGrade of A-, with 56% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Ozaukee County schools on SchoolGrade

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