The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Racine County, WI
Racine County is home to 197,500 residents and includes Racine and Mount Pleasant · Updated November 2026
Is Racine County, WI safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Racine County has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Racine County run from A+ to D+, so check the map or the safest and least safe places below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 878 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Racine County as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Racine County scores 878.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Racine County, WI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Racine County, 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 in Racine County
Car thefts and burglaries both run low. In Racine County, each runs at less than half the US rate: 1.0 car thefts and 1.0 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.4 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous places in Racine County
Low crime is the norm across Racine County: 94% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Racine County run from A+ to D+; 65% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 94%C 6%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Cities and towns in Racine County with at least 1,000 residents. Ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer), and the other numbers are residents.
Across the county, the Franksville area has the least crime and the Racine area the most.
Crime rates and types in Racine County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Racine County has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 49% less than the US as a whole and 22% less than Wisconsin.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft makes up about 37% of crime reported in Racine County. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in Racine County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Racine County, 2022 to 2024.
In Racine County, 63% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 34% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (63%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (41%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (59%)
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.
How Racine County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Racine County, 9 have less crime. Ozaukee County and Washington County have the least.
Shops, empty homes and walkability in Racine County
One thing sets Racine County apart: it has 4.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary and arson, and burglary runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 79% of Americans
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.4.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 71% of Americans
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. 71% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (21 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 68% of Americans
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.38 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 66% of Americans
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.80% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 62% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.18% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 54% of Americans
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 crime costs Racine County
Crime costs Racine County about $637 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 47% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $50 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $187 million a year, or $947 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$13 million
$65
Rape
$4.9 million
$25
Robbery
$1.8 million
$9
Assault
$14 million
$71
Burglary
$1.8 million
$9
Theft
$7.2 million
$36
Vehicle theft
$3.1 million
$16
Arson
$130,000
$1
Vandalism
$4.4 million
$22
Total
$50 million
$255
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Racine County means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Racine County, WI average a SchoolGrade of C: 39% of students test proficient, against 37% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Racine County on SchoolGrade
