Milwaukee Theft
Milwaukee · Theft · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Milwaukee police open data recorded 3,266 theft incidents, 8.4% of all 39,111 incidents reported in the city that year and down 5.6% from 2024. That is about 580 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,637 per 100,000 across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 2,550 theft incidents have been published.
Theft in Milwaukee by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 2,550 | — | — |
| 2025 | 3,266 | 580 | down 5.6% |
| 2024 | 3,460 | 614 | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 9,276 theft incidents.
Questions
How many theft incidents were reported in Milwaukee in 2025?
3,266, according to Milwaukee Police Department open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is theft going up or down in Milwaukee?
Reported theft was down 5.6% 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.
Other crime types in Milwaukee
- Milwaukee other 10,363 in 2025
- Milwaukee assault 9,283 in 2025
- Milwaukee auto theft 4,889 in 2025
- Milwaukee vandalism 3,466 in 2025
- Milwaukee theft from vehicle 3,267 in 2025
- Milwaukee burglary 1,782 in 2025
- Milwaukee robbery 1,396 in 2025
- Milwaukee fraud 743 in 2025
- Milwaukee sexual assault 549 in 2025
- Milwaukee homicide 107 in 2025