Milwaukee, WI Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D+
Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

1 in 259

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Milwaukee area is about 1 in 259.

$60

Vehicle Theft costs the average Milwaukee resident about $60 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in the Milwaukee area in green. The most dangerous areas in the Milwaukee area 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 Milwaukee, WI Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The F grade means the rate of vehicle theft is much higher than the average US city. Milwaukee is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of cities are safer and 6% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to the Milwaukee area's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in the Milwaukee area is 3.867 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in the Milwaukee area generally consider the northwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in the Milwaukee area may be as high as 1 in 160 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,469 in the northwest part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Milwaukee, WI: about 1,568 per year. The southwest part of the Milwaukee area has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 101 in a typical year.

How Milwaukee's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

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

Milwaukee, WI:	3.867
Wisconsin:	2.187
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, the Milwaukee area is less safe than the Wisconsin state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Milwaukee, WI

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Milwaukee about $95,468,856 in 2025, or roughly $60 per resident. This is part of the Milwaukee area's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Milwaukee, including every crime type and how Milwaukee compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle theft 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 Milwaukee's crime maps on the Milwaukee overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in the Milwaukee area is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to the Milwaukee area.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
West Milwaukee, WI	F	D-	F	F
Wauwatosa, WI	C-	B-	C	F
Shorewood, WI	D+	C+	D+	F
West Allis, WI	D+	C+	C	F
Whitefish Bay, WI	C	B-	C+	F
Glendale, WI	D+	D+	C-	F
Elm Grove, WI	D+	B+	D+	F
Greenfield, WI	D	B+	D+	F
Butler, WI	D-	D+	D	F
St. Francis, WI	D+	C	C+	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Milwaukee is higher versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Providence, RI	B-	B	B	D+
Jacksonville, FL	A-	B-	B-	C+
Columbus, OH	C-	B-	B-	D-
San Jose, CA	C+	C-	C-	D-
Nashville, TN	D	D-	D-	F
Virginia Beach, VA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Cleveland, OH	D+	D+	D+	F
Indianapolis, IN	C+	C+	C+	D-
Oklahoma City, OK	D	D	D	F
Raleigh, NC	C-	C+	C+	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Milwaukee, WI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 36% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Milwaukee schools on SchoolGrade

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