In 2025, Madison police reported 616 violent crimes (214 per 100,000 residents), including 5 murders, 96 robberies and 455 aggravated assaults, plus 5,413 property crimes, according to FBI data.
Population covered: 287,992. Violent-crime rate rank: 3 of 3 large Wisconsin cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency WI0130100, January–December 2025.
| City | Violent / 100k | Violent | Murders | Property / 100k | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 1,145 | 6,409 | 142 | 2,372 | Live |
| Green Bay | 450 | 477 | 2 | 1,185 | Totals |
| Madison | 214 | 616 | 5 | 1,880 | Totals |
Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.
Madison's violent-crime rate of 214 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 10% lower than the Wisconsin rate (237) and 33% lower than the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 468 residents, or about 11.8 a week.
Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Madison ranks 293rd for violent crime, in the lower half, and 262nd for murder (5 murders, 1.7 per 100,000).
Aggravated assaults made up 74% of Madison's violent crimes and robberies 16%, close to the national robbery share of 15%.
Property crime ran 1,880 per 100,000, 88% higher than Wisconsin overall. Madison police logged 267 vehicle thefts (93 per 100,000, 300th of 351; Wisconsin: 131) and 395 burglaries (137 per 100,000, 43% higher than the state).
The closest city we cover is Rockford, 60 miles south in Illinois; its violent-crime rate (900) is 4.2 times Madison's.
Out-of-state cities near Madison's size (287,992 residents): Anchorage, AK at 1,027 violent crimes per 100,000 and Reno, NV at 551.
By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Madison had 214 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 10% lower than the statewide 237. It is 3rd highest of the 3 Wisconsin cities on this site; Milwaukee is highest at 1,145. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.
Madison police reported 5 murders for 2025, a rate of 1.7 per 100,000 residents. The Wisconsin rate was 4 and the national rate 4.1.
267 vehicles were reported stolen in Madison in 2025, 93 per 100,000 residents. That is less than half the national rate of 195 and ranks 300th of 351 cities on this site.