Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin, with 105,400 residents in Kenosha County · Updated November 2026
How common is violent crime in Kenosha?
Kenosha earns an A- for violent crime, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Assaults make up 92% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury.
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Violent crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 798 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
38% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Kenosha as a whole, and 62% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Kenosha scores 798.
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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Kenosha, WI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Kenosha, 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 violent crime in Kenosha
Aggravated assaults run high in Downtown, Columbus & Central Business District. In this part of east Kenosha, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Kenosha.
Where violent crime is lowest and highest in Kenosha
Most of Kenosha grades well for violent crime: 88% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Violent crime grades across Kenosha run from A+ to C-.
88%12%
A or B 88%C 12%
Share of residents, by the violent crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1White Caps & Stocker, southwestAggravated assaults run at a small fraction of the rate in the rest of Kenosha.A+934
2Jamestown, northwestAggravated assaults run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Kenosha.A917
3Nash, Forest Park & River Crossing, westAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Kenosha.A860
4Birchwood, St Peter's & Gateway, northAggravated assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Kenosha.A853
5Isetts, Roosevelt & Lance, southClose to the rest of Kenosha on most crimes.A-817
6Red Arrow, Lincoln Park-Chicago & Grewenow, southeastClose to the rest of Kenosha on most crimes.A-777
7Poerio, Harbor Side & Carthage, northeastClose to the rest of Kenosha on most crimes.A-770
8Wilson, McKinley & Holy Rosary, centralAggravated assaults run at about double the rate in the rest of Kenosha.B-565
9Downtown, Columbus & Central Business District, eastSimple assaults run at about double the rate in the rest of Kenosha.C+517
Neighborhood areas of Kenosha, ranked by violent 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.
Violent crime rates and types in Kenosha
CrimeGrade™ estimates Kenosha has about 11 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 16% less than the US as a whole and 32% more than Wisconsin.
All violent crime
Assaults
Robbery
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.
Assault is the most common violent crime in Kenosha, about 92% of the total.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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 violent crime happens in Kenosha
Kenosha has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Kenosha, 73% of aggravated assaults happen at a home, against 53% nationally. Robberies happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 37% of them.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (73%)
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; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism, robbery, aggravated assault.
Violent crime in Kenosha and nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to Kenosha, 5 have less violent crime. Sturtevant and Mount Pleasant have the least.
Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, one sets Kenosha apart: it has a Walk Grade of C (33 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 51% of residents in Kenosha live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places like that tend to report more assault, and it runs high here.
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 assault.C (33 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.28% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 66% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Kenosha: F (4 of 100).under 1 trip an hourUS: noneLower than for 64% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more robbery.45 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 54% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Kenosha on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 violent crime costs Kenosha
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Kenosha about $104 million a year, or $989 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $23 million, or $219 per resident.
Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering are about 78% of that full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$5.9 million
$56
Rape
$2.9 million
$28
Robbery
$1.2 million
$12
Assault
$13 million
$123
Total
$23 million
$219
How CrimeGrade™ works
The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.
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.
