The crime rate in South Milwaukee is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 13 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in South Milwaukee is 1 in 77. Based on FBI crime data, South Milwaukee is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Wisconsin, South Milwaukee has a crime rate that is higher than 79% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, South Milwaukee has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, South Milwaukee is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how South Milwaukee does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in South Milwaukee.

NeighborhoodScout's research shows that South Milwaukee's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in South Milwaukee is one in 700.

Significantly, based on the number of murders reported by the FBI and the number of residents living in the city, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that South Milwaukee experiences one of the higher murder rates in the nation when compared with cities and towns for all sizes of population, from the largest to the smallest.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that South Milwaukee's rate for property crime is 12 per one thousand population. This makes South Milwaukee a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in South Milwaukee is one in 86.