Milwaukee Burglary
Milwaukee · Burglary · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Milwaukee police open data recorded 1,782 burglary incidents, 4.6% of all 39,111 incidents reported in the city that year and down 16.9% from 2024. That is about 316 per 100,000 residents, compared with 412 per 100,000 across the 59 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 1,377 burglary incidents have been published.
Burglary in Milwaukee by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 1,377 | — | — |
| 2025 | 1,782 | 316 | down 16.9% |
| 2024 | 2,145 | 381 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 5,304 burglary incidents.
Questions
How many burglary incidents were reported in Milwaukee in 2025?
1,782, according to Milwaukee Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is burglary going up or down in Milwaukee?
Reported burglary was down 16.9% 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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