Crime & Safety

The 100 Safest Municipalities in Wisconsin: Does Greenfield Make the List?

12 Waukesha County municipalities made Wisconsin's top 100. Find out how the Village of Greenfield compares with its 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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Greenfield saw 54 violent crimes, including 1 murder, 4 rape cases, 38 robberies, 11 assault cases, 959 property crimes including 141 burglaries, 771 theft cases and 47 auto theft cases during the reporting period used to generate the Niche.com rankings.

Here is where Greenfield placed in the ranking:

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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.

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.

Here is how Wisconsin's safest cities ranked nationally:

Here is a list of the 100 safest places in Wisconsin:

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