Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$3.86 million

Cost of Crime™ for Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $2,373 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Rufus King with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Rufus King against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Rufus King sits in the 3rd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 3% of neighborhoods and behind 97%. The grade covers only Rufus King's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The violent crime rate in Rufus King is 16.17 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the southwest areas to 1 in 82 in the south.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI report the most violent crime, about 16 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Rufus King is projected at $3,862,713 for 2025, about $1,061 per resident and $2,373 per household. That equals 4.2% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 38.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 49.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.1%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Rufus King Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI:	$1061
Capitol, Madison, WI:	$668
Bay View, Milwaukee, WI:	$164
Wisconsin:	$238
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $1,061 per resident each year in Rufus King, which is $802 more than the national average and $823 more than Milwaukee's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Rufus King:

In Capitol, Madison, WI, crime costs $668 per person, which is $393 less than in Rufus King.
In Bay View, Milwaukee, WI, crime costs $164 per person, which is $896 less than in Rufus King

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Rufus King, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Rufus King	Cost per Rufus King Resident
Murder	$2.10 million	$577
Rape/Sexual Assault	$169,991	$47
Robbery	$138,337	$38
Assault	$1.45 million	$399
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,862,713	$1,061

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Rufus King totals $15,153,698 ($4,161 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $19,016,411 ($5,221 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the southwest part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Rufus King Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Rufus King residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	13.89
Robbery	1.208
Rape	0.7698
Murder	0.3071
Total Violent Crime	16.17 (F)

Individual Rufus King Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of violent crime in Rufus King is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Rufus King.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Arlington Heights, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	D+
Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	D+
Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI	D	F	C
Borchert Field, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	C-
Old North Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	D+
Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	D+
Park West, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	D-
North Division, Milwaukee, WI	F	F	D-
Harambee, Milwaukee, WI	D-	F	D
Lincoln Creek, Milwaukee, WI	D	F	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Rufus King is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Royal Land, Coral Springs, FL	A+	B-	B-
Longbrook Estates, Bessemer, AL	C-	D-	D-
Madison Park, Seattle, WA	D	B+	B+
Meadowood, Madison, WI	B+	A	A
Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD	D+	F	F
Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL	C+	B-	B-
Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights, Charlotte, NC	C	B-	B-
Rosewood, Austin, TX	C-	D	D
Roundhill, Roanoke, VA	D-	D	D
Landsdowne, Youngstown, OH	D	D+	D+

Considering only the violent crime rate, Rufus King is less safe than the Wisconsin state average and less safe than the national average.

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