Milwaukee Auto theft

Milwaukee · Auto theft · updated 2026-11-12

In 2025, the latest complete year, Milwaukee police open data recorded 4,889 auto theft incidents, 12.5% of all 39,111 incidents reported in the city that year and down 21.6% from 2024. That is about 868 per 100,000 residents, compared with 486 per 100,000 across the 56 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 3,322 auto theft incidents have been published.

Auto theft in Milwaukee by year

YearIncidentsPer 100Kvs prior year
2026 (year to date)3,322——
20254,889868down 21.6%
20246,2391,107—

Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 14,450 auto theft incidents.

Questions

How many auto theft incidents were reported in Milwaukee in 2025?

4,889, according to Milwaukee Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.

Is auto theft going up or down in Milwaukee?

Reported auto theft was down 21.6% in 2025 compared with 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Source: Milwaukee Police Department open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.

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