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The Madison crime rate is higher than the Wisconsin average crime rate and is about the same as the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #274

Madison, WI	1,651.14
Wisconsin	1,227.30
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Madison, WI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Madison, WI	Count	7	83	226	530	1,129	5,603	246	NA
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	2.8	33.8	91.9	215.6	459.3	2,279.6	100.1	NA	1,415
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.9	20.3	88.0	170.4	368.5	1,547.6	172.3	NA	1,104
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Madison, WI	Count	5	76	296	507	1,382	6,094	253	50
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	2.1	31.3	122.1	209.1	569.8	2,512.8	104.3	20.6	1,546
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.8	22.6	84.2	161.6	424.0	1,636.0	128.6	NA	1,128
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Madison, WI	Count	3	114	241	539	1,601	5,898	254	45
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	1.3	48.0	101.5	226.9	674.1	2,483.3	106.9	18.9	1,650
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	21.3	80.7	175.5	488.0	1,822.3	143.5	NA	1,220
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Madison, WI	Count	8	74	272	461	1,440	6,152	344	50
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	3.4	31.6	116.1	196.8	614.8	2,626.5	146.9	21.3	1,619
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.4	20.4	78.2	135.9	466.7	1,821.9	144.1	NA	1,152
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Madison, WI	Count	2	87	326	518	1,647	6,025	365	30
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	0.8	36.5	136.8	217.4	691.4	2,529.1	153.2	12.6	1,673
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.7	20.9	79.2	145.9	467.1	1,897.5	143.1	NA	1,189
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Madison, WI	Count	4	28	364	457	1,523	6,015	346	87
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	1.7	11.9	155.2	194.9	649.6	2,565.5	147.6	37.1	1,555
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.5	19.6	85.8	149.1	472.9	1,977.4	157.8	NA	1,224
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Madison, WI	Count	10	50	368	463	2,038	5,720	498	93
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	4.3	21.6	159.1	200.2	881.4	2,473.7	215.4	40.2	1,781
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	2.6	19.9	91.1	160.4	488.3	2,063.4	204.7	NA	1,298
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Madison, WI	Count	8	57	359	410	2,059	5,658	507	68
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	3.5	25.3	159.3	181.9	913.6	2,510.5	225.0	30.2	1,799
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.3	21.8	97.7	168.1	497.0	2,100.9	239.8	NA	1,366
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Madison, WI	Count	4	64	434	471	1,619	5,404	475	109
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	1.8	28.8	195.2	211.8	728.1	2,430.2	213.6	49.0	1,756
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.0	20.4	100.2	160.6	485.8	2,079.5	252.5	NA	1,346
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Madison, WI	Count	2	80	329	428	1,449	5,682	606	65
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	0.9	36.1	148.6	193.3	654.4	2,566.2	273.7	29.4	1,717
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	3.5	20.6	82.2	135.2	440.8	1,992.8	226.6	NA	1,246
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Madison, WI	38.67
Wisconsin	12.11
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Madison, WI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Madison, WI	Count	10	3	1	4	2	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	4.1	1.2	0.4	1.6	0.8	0.0	40
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Madison, WI	Count	12	3	1	3	5	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	4.9	1.2	0.4	1.2	2.1	0.0	49
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Madison, WI	Count	12	8	3	0	0	1
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	5.1	3.4	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.4	50
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	11
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Madison, WI	Count	16	8	1	5	2	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	6.8	3.4	0.4	2.1	0.9	0.0	68
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.3	0.9	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Madison, WI	Count	18	8	0	5	3	2
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	7.6	3.4	0.0	2.1	1.3	0.8	75
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Madison, WI	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	9
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Madison, WI	Count	9	6	1	1	1	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	3.9	2.6	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	38
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.6	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	16
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Madison, WI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.2	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	12
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Madison, WI	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	17
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	15
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Madison, WI	1.97
Wisconsin	2.79
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Madison, WI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Madison, WI	Count	570	462	108
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	231.9	188.0	43.9	2.10
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	317.8	222.5	95.2	2.70
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Madison, WI	Count	573	462	111
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	236.3	190.5	45.8	2.13
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	315.7	219.4	96.3	2.68
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Madison, WI	Count	555	445	110
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	233.7	187.4	46.3	2.11
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	327.7	222.2	105.5	2.75
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Madison, WI	Count	552	447	105
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	235.7	190.8	44.8	2.13
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.5	224.5	108.0	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Madison, WI	Count	548	443	105
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	230.0	186.0	44.1	2.08
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	342.5	230.9	111.6	2.87
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Madison, WI	Count	548	443	105
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	233.7	188.9	44.8	2.11
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	339.1	232.3	106.9	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Madison, WI	Count	534	436	98
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	230.9	188.6	42.4	2.10
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	332.6	232.5	100.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Madison, WI	Count	501	410	91
	Madison, WI	Per 100,000	222.3	181.9	40.4	2.02
	Wisconsin	Per 100,000	334.6	231.7	102.9	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Madison, WI	Count	479	388	91
2005	Madison, WI	Count	475	390	85