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The 100 Safest Municipalities in Wisconsin: Fox Point Makes the List

12 Waukesha County municipalities made Wisconsin's top 100. Find out how Fox Point compares with its North Shore neighbors

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WISCONSIN -- Everybody wants to live in a place where they are safe.

The Niche.com 2016 Safest Places to Live ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall safety at the municipal level.

The village of North Prairie in Waukesha County was rated as the safest community in Wisconsin in 2015.

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The tiny village of Fox Point, of approximately 3 square miles, saw 8 violent crimes, 1 murder, 80 property crimes, 8 burglaries and 63 theft cases during the reporting period used to generate the Niche.com rankings. Fox Point came in 98th out of the top 100.

Niche.com rankings take into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates, in an attempt to measure an area’s safety and security.

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Niche.com also weighed several factors, including the numbers of assaults, robberies, murders, burglaries, vehicle thefts and property thefts per 100,000 residents from data obtained through the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.

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