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Hales Corners, WI crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

The crime rate in Hales Corners is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 16 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 Hales Corners is 1 in 64. Based on FBI crime data, Hales Corners is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Wisconsin, Hales Corners has a crime rate that is higher than 83% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

How does the crime rate in Hales Corners compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Hales Corners with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Hales Corners's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners.

For Hales Corners, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Hales Corners than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 1088, which is a violent crime rate of 1 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Hales Corners's rate for property crime is 15 per one thousand population. This makes Hales Corners 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 Hales Corners is one in 68.

Hales Corners Crime Data

total Crime Index

31

(100 is safest)


Safer than 31% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Hales Corners Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

7

112

119

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.92

14.70

15.62

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.92
3.24
National Median: 4
    Hales Corners
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 1,088

in Hales Corners

1 in 309

in Wisconsin

Hales Corners Violent Crimes

Population: 7,617
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 22,941 144,285 202,155 943,774
Rate per 1,000 0.07 0.43 0.61 2.84

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
14.7
15.35
National Median: 19
    Hales Corners
    Wisconsin

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 68

in Hales Corners

1 in 65

in Wisconsin

Property Crimes

Population: 7,617
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED
Rate per 1,000 UNREPORTED UNREPORTED UNREPORTED

United States Property Crimes

Population: 331,888,310
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,656 4,626,970 890,179
Rate per 1,000 2.71 13.94 2.68

Hales Corners Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
37
17
National Median: 26.8
    Hales Corners
    Wisconsin

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