In addition to information on crime rates and trends, annual crime and arrests reports include detailed data on offenses cleared, persons arrested (age, gender, race) for a wide range of crimes, law enforcement personnel (including the number of officers killed or assaulted), and factors related to homicides (including victim age, gender and race; victim-offender relationship, weapon(s) used, and other circumstances surrounding the crime).

Links to annual reports are provided below.  To view a specific section or page of an individual report, open the report link and click on the section link or the corresponding page number from the Table of Contents.

2008 Crime in Wisconsin
Between 2007 and 2008, the state of Wisconsin experienced a slight decline in crime rates. The violent crime rate decreased by 0.3%, while the property crime rate decreased by 3.0%. Murder experienced the most notable change (21% decrease), yet one must be cautious when interpreting these results due to the small number of incidents. The crime rate for Aggravated Assaults also decreased (4%), as did the rates for both Forcible Rape and Robbery decreased (9% and 6%, respectively).

2008 Arrests in Wisconsin
Between 2007 and 2008, the State of Wisconsin experienced a slight decrease in the number of overall arrests. Both violent and property arrests increased (1% and < 1%, respectively), while the number of drug, society, and other uncategorized arrests decreased (2%, 3%, and 2%, respectively). Disparities exist in the arrest rates between men and women and African-Americans and other groups.

Preliminary 2008 Crime and Arrests in Wisconsin
Crime offenses dropped in all index crime categories in 2008, highlighted by a near-record 20.7 percent drop in homicides.  The number of homicide offenses, 146, was the lowest since 1988.  Arrests for violent offenses increased 1.1 percent and arrests for property offenses increased 3.5 percent.

 Note: Changes to the 2007 Crime and Arrests Report

Beginning in 2007, the annual Crime and Arrests in Wisconsin Report has been divided into two separate documents: Crime in Wisconsin and Arrests in Wisconsin.  This change was made to help law enforcement practitioners, policy makers and citizens make better use of the data that is collected by providing additional in-depth analysis of crime and arrest trends both locally and statewide. For ease of comparison between 2007 and previous years, the reporting methodology, analytic approach and statistical accuracy of data has been maintained.

2007 Crime in Wisconsin
Between 2006 and 2007, the state of Wisconsin experienced relatively stable crime rates. The violent crime rate decreased by 0.2%, while the property crime rate increased by 0.2%. Murder experienced the most notable change (10% increase), yet one must be cautious when interpreting these results due to the small number of incidents. The crime rate for Aggravated Assaults also increased (2%) while the rates for both Forcible Rape and Robbery decreased (2% and 4%, respectively).

2007 Arrests in Wisconsin

In 2007, law enforcement in Wisconsin reported a slight decrease in the number of arrests made.  Arrests for violent offenses dropped 3.5%, while the number of property offense arrests decreased by 1%.  Disparities exist in the arrest rates between men and women and African-Americans and other groups.

2006 Crime and Arrests in Wisconsin Report

Based on monthly crime and arrest reports submitted by 373 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies to the Statistical Analysis Center, the 2006 report includes an 18.8 % increase in reported violent offenses and a 3.7% increase in property offenses as compared to 2005. Total arrests increased by 1.7 % from the previous year.

2005 Crime and Arrests Report

Based on monthly crime and arrest reports submitted by 370 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, the 2005 report includes a 3.8% increase in reported Crime Index Offenses, a 7.1% decrease in total adult arrests and a 4.1% decrease in total juvenile arrests as compared to 2004.

 2004 Crime and Arrests Report
Based on monthly crime and arrest reports submitted by 370 Wisconsin law enforcement agencies,  the 2004 report include a 5% decrease in reported Crime Index Offenses from 2003. Total adult arrests increased by 5.2% and total juvenile arrests decreased by 3.1% compared to the previous year.

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