What is the #1 most dangerous cities in wisconsin?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Maple Bluff	1,319	22.50
2	Milwaukee	569,756	14.34
3	West Milwaukee	4,064	9.77
4	Grantsburg	1,359	8.63
5	Wisconsin Dells	2,763	7.83
6	Hayward	2,549	7.31
7	Lancaster	3,916	6.68
8	Adams	2,144	6.16
9	Wisconsin Rapids	18,756	5.32
10	Lake Delton	3,522	5.18
11	Green Bay	106,585	4.95
12	Hurley	1,438	4.51
13	Sheboygan	49,812	4.27
14	Stanley	3,774	3.95
15	La Crosse	51,791	3.91
16	Washburn	1,858	3.88
17	Fond du Lac	44,491	3.87
18	Racine	77,155	3.86
19	Platteville	11,421	3.67
20	Waupaca	6,314	3.62
21	St. Croix Falls	2,469	3.54
22	Tomah	9,505	3.51
23	Brown Deer	12,615	3.48
24	Boscobel	3,263	3.45
25	Phillips	1,546	3.30
26	Sparta	9,921	3.27
27	Prairie du Chien	5,471	3.19
28	Pleasant Prairie	21,515	3.14
29	Elk Mound	1,103	3.05
30	Bloomer	3,691	2.96
31	Wausau	39,893	2.95
32	Glendale	13,134	2.95
33	Kenosha	99,147	2.88
34	Waupun	11,244	2.85
35	Fitchburg	31,566	2.75
36	Viroqua	4,469	2.72
37	West Allis	59,588	2.57
38	Madison	275,568	2.56
39	Park Falls	2,308	2.54
40	Twin Lakes	6,351	2.51
41	Jefferson	7,722	2.50
42	Lake Hallie	7,245	2.45
43	Rice Lake	9,030	2.45
44	West Bend	31,722	2.44
45	Muscoda	1,119	2.40
46	Antigo	8,058	2.39
47	Rothschild	5,532	2.37
48	Fort Atkinson	12,490	2.36
49	Poynette	2,583	2.36
50	Ashwaubenon	16,931	2.35
51	Oshkosh	66,247	2.33
52	Ladysmith	3,152	2.30
53	Medford	4,331	2.26
54	Clinton	2,034	2.24
55	North Fond du Lac	5,373	2.24
56	Superior	26,550	2.20
57	Chippewa Falls	14,643	2.19
58	Shawano	9,236	2.17
59	Hammond	2,071	2.16
60	Two Rivers	11,224	2.15
61	Marshfield	18,718	2.14
62	Horicon	3,797	2.12
63	Manitowoc	34,553	2.11
64	Wauwatosa	47,718	2.09
65	Stoughton	13,063	2.08
66	Big Bend	1,311	2.02
67	Appleton	74,873	2.02
68	Whitewater	15,705	2.00
69	Merrill	9,224	2.00
70	Augusta	1,381	1.99
71	New Lisbon	2,549	1.98
72	Watertown	22,873	1.95
73	Omro	3,639	1.94
74	Frederic	1,148	1.85
75	Sun Prairie	36,455	1.84
76	Fennimore	2,762	1.81
77	Ripon	7,803	1.81
78	Ashland	7,884	1.78
79	Menasha	18,130	1.78
80	Galesville	1,740	1.78
81	Colfax	1,344	1.73
82	Marinette	11,060	1.72
83	Marion	1,167	1.71
84	Butler	2,003	1.71
85	Thorp	1,696	1.69
86	Shullsburg	1,310	1.67
87	Stevens Point	25,497	1.67
88	Eau Claire	69,274	1.62
89	South Milwaukee	20,547	1.59
90	Neenah	27,409	1.56
91	Algoma	3,219	1.56
92	Hales Corners	7,627	1.46
93	Oak Creek	36,473	1.46
94	Beaver Dam	16,629	1.46
95	Janesville	65,813	1.43
96	Saukville	4,268	1.41
97	Shorewood Hills	2,067	1.39
98	Chetek	2,017	1.39
99	Slinger	6,173	1.39
100	New Holstein	3,104	1.35
101	Menomonie	16,548	1.33
102	Hartford	15,761	1.32
103	Marshall	3,806	1.31
104	Beloit	36,554	1.29
105	Marathon City	1,397	1.29
106	Niagara	1,386	1.27
107	Reedsburg	10,060	1.27
108	Brodhead	3,205	1.25
109	Cudahy	17,964	1.24
110	Richland Center	5,030	1.23
111	Hudson	15,004	1.21
112	Juneau	2,600	1.20
113	Lake Mills	6,391	1.19
114	Darlington	2,473	1.19
115	Mount Horeb	7,719	1.16
116	Cottage Grove	7,906	1.16
117	Waukesha	70,779	1.15
118	Seymour	1,547	1.14
119	West Salem	5,268	1.13
120	Osseo	1,736	1.12
121	Lomira	2,681	1.12
122	Mount Pleasant	27,694	1.12
123	New Richmond	10,334	1.10
124	Summit	4,997	1.10
125	Belleville	2,628	1.10
126	Luxemburg	2,722	1.08
127	Kaukauna	17,237	1.08
128	Middleton	22,235	1.07
129	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	1,633	1.05
130	Waunakee	14,927	1.05
131	St. Francis	9,318	1.05
132	Baraboo	12,506	1.04
133	Campbellsport	2,053	1.03
134	Lake Geneva	8,443	1.02
135	Burlington	11,021	1.00
136	Rhinelander	8,248	0.98
137	Mauston	4,280	0.97
138	Cuba City	2,094	0.94
139	Greenfield	37,361	0.92
140	Somerset	3,084	0.91
141	Boyceville	1,200	0.91
142	Crivitz	1,026	0.91
143	Sturgeon Bay	9,702	0.91
144	Sturtevant	6,787	0.90
145	Clintonville	4,553	0.89
146	DeForest	10,853	0.89
147	Tomahawk	3,416	0.89
148	Rio	1,068	0.88
149	Cumberland	2,389	0.88
150	Prescott	4,376	0.88
151	Cashton	1,243	0.87
152	Loyal	1,361	0.85
153	Brookfield	41,592	0.83
154	Greendale	14,656	0.83
155	Spooner	2,203	0.81
156	River Falls	16,349	0.81
157	Portage	10,374	0.80
158	Grafton	12,274	0.78
159	Kiel	3,919	0.76
160	Elroy	1,529	0.75
161	De Pere	25,368	0.75
162	Columbus	5,493	0.74
163	Markesan	1,276	0.73
164	Kewaunee	2,824	0.72
165	Cornell	1,331	0.71
166	Fall Creek	1,502	0.71
167	Montello	1,411	0.69
168	Osceola	2,818	0.69
169	Hartland	9,716	0.68
170	Amery	2,959	0.68
171	Menomonee Falls	38,963	0.67
172	Kewaskum	4,367	0.67
173	Mosinee	4,492	0.66
174	Sharon	1,567	0.64
175	Caledonia	25,292	0.63
176	McFarland	9,230	0.62
177	New Berlin	40,384	0.62
178	Jackson	7,882	0.62
179	Eagle River	1,508	0.62
180	Germantown	20,940	0.62
181	Sheboygan Falls	8,190	0.61
182	Ellsworth	3,323	0.61
183	Trempealeau	1,737	0.61
184	Peshtigo	3,404	0.59
185	Crandon	1,499	0.59
186	Elkhorn	10,259	0.59
187	Mayville	5,169	0.59
188	Black River Falls	3,514	0.57
189	Delafield	7,192	0.56
190	Spencer	1,621	0.55
191	New London	7,492	0.54
192	North Hudson	3,848	0.51
193	Franklin	35,751	0.51
194	Holmen	11,027	0.50
195	Cross Plains	4,059	0.50
196	Verona	14,499	0.49
197	Cedarburg	12,317	0.47
198	Kronenwetter	8,420	0.47
199	Neillsville	2,314	0.44
200	Westby	2,380	0.42
201	Oregon	11,384	0.42
202	Nekoosa	2,439	0.42
203	Mineral Point	2,575	0.39
204	Mequon	25,259	0.39
205	Dodgeville	5,013	0.39
206	Port Washington	12,569	0.39
207	Delavan	8,531	0.38
208	Onalaska	18,909	0.37
209	Pewaukee	16,002	0.37
210	Walworth	2,786	0.36
211	Milton	5,685	0.35
212	Monona	8,604	0.35
213	Williams Bay	2,967	0.34
214	Lodi	3,206	0.31
215	Altoona	8,750	0.31
216	Bloomfield	4,815	0.30
217	Brillion	3,307	0.29
218	Monroe	10,568	0.29
219	Hortonville	3,180	0.29
220	Waterloo	3,542	0.27
221	Chilton	3,987	0.26
222	Mukwonago	8,411	0.26
223	Pulaski	3,892	0.24
224	Bayside	4,398	0.23
225	Plymouth	8,913	0.22
226	Shorewood	13,682	0.22
227	Oconto	4,623	0.22
228	East Troy	4,689	0.21
229	Plover	13,713	0.21
230	Oconomowoc	18,385	0.16
231	Whitefish Bay	14,750	0.14
232	Muskego	25,156	0.12
233	Albany	1,065	0.00
234	Mondovi	2,843	0.00
235	New Glarus	2,276	0.00
236	Mishicot	1,470	0.00
237	North Prairie	2,514	0.00
238	Oconto Falls	2,979	0.00
239	Manawa	1,317	0.00
240	Orfordville	1,567	0.00
241	Palmyra	2,042	0.00
242	Kohler	2,136	0.00
243	Plainfield	1,057	0.00
244	Port Edwards	1,776	0.00
245	Independence	1,477	0.00
246	Hustisford	1,062	0.00
247	Princeton	1,167	0.00
248	Redgranite	1,977	0.00
249	Hillsboro	1,324	0.00
250	Hazel Green	1,070	0.00
251	Green Lake	1,054	0.00
252	Gillett	1,333	0.00
253	Genoa City	2,967	0.00
254	River Hills	1,639	0.00
255	Fox Point	6,746	0.00
256	Fox Lake	1,765	0.00
257	Fall River	1,739	0.00
258	Evansville	5,771	0.00
259	Elm Grove	6,428	0.00
260	Elkhart Lake	1,097	0.00
261	Edgerton	5,924	0.00
262	Edgar	1,366	0.00
263	Spring Green	1,499	0.00
264	Spring Valley	1,260	0.00
265	Eagle	2,016	0.00
266	Durand	1,735	0.00
267	Strum	1,119	0.00
268	Denmark	2,472	0.00
269	Dane	1,039	0.00
270	Theresa	1,320	0.00
271	Thiensville	3,277	0.00
272	Cleveland	1,655	0.00
273	Brooklyn	1,457	0.00
274	Waterford	5,627	0.00
275	Blair	1,169	0.00
276	Berlin	5,523	0.00
277	Wautoma	1,882	0.00
278	Barron	3,689	0.00
279	Barneveld	1,485	0.00
280	Bangor	1,409	0.00
281	Westfield	1,272	0.00
282	Athens	1,005	0.00
283	Arcadia	3,720	0.00
284	Whitehall	1,651	0.00
285	Wind Point	1,632	0.00
286	Winneconne	2,519	0.00
287	Monticello	1,186	0.00

Methodology

Cities in Wisconsin are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most dangerous cities in wisconsin?: Maple Bluff ranks #1 with 22.50 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 most dangerous cities in wisconsin?: 1. Maple Bluff (22.50), 2. Milwaukee (14.34), 3. West Milwaukee (9.77), 4. Grantsburg (8.63), 5. Wisconsin Dells (7.83)
How many cities in Wisconsin are ranked?: This ranking includes 287 cities in Wisconsin with available data.

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