Safety

When living in Washington County, you can always feel safe knowing that the crime rates in the County are lower than the averages for the rest of the Milwaukee MSA, Wisconsin as well as the United States.

Source: Sperling’s Best Places, 2011

Comparative Crime Rates

 

Washington County

Milwaukee MSA

Wisconsin

United States

Violent Crime:

 2

6

4

4

Property Crime:

 3

6

4

4


Washington County, WI, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 2. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 4.

Washington County, WI, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 3. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 4.

 

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