Sheboygan County Crime & Safety

Sheboygan County has a total crime rate of 1219.7 per 100,000 residents, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data. This includes both violent crimes (180.1 per 100K) and property crimes (1039.6 per 100K).

Sheboygan County has a safety score of 46/100, rated "Average". A higher safety score indicates lower crime rates relative to other counties nationwide. It ranks #53 out of 72 counties in Wisconsin for safety (1 = safest).

The county's crime rate of 1219.7 per 100,000 is slightly higher than the Wisconsin state average of 1103.1. This places Sheboygan just below the state’s average safety score of 98.3, despite being much safer than the rest of the country.

Violent crime is low at 180.1 per 100,000 residents, which closely mirrors the Wisconsin state average of 169.7. Property crime is more common at 1039.6 per 100,000, though this is still roughly half the national average.

Crime data for Sheboygan County comes from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. Local law enforcement agencies submit data on violent crimes (murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) and property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft) to the FBI. Rates are calculated per 100,000 residents to allow fair comparison between counties of different sizes. The safety score (0-100) is derived from these rates, with higher scores indicating safer counties.

Sheboygan County has a safety score of 46/100, which is below the Wisconsin average of 56/100. Many counties with above-average crime rates invest in community policing, crime prevention programs, neighborhood watch initiatives, and social services aimed at reducing crime over time.