Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Greenfield reports less violent crime than most U.S. towns, but more property crime
Overall, Greenfield grades C for safety (#154 of 175 graded towns in Wisconsin): more crime per resident than 70% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of WI” is every other Wisconsin city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Greenfield
4 of the 6 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Wisconsin towns on Greenfield’s borders, 6 have a Safety Grade: New Berlin (B+), Hales Corners (B+), Franklin (B+), Greendale (B), West Allis (C), Milwaukee (D−). Neighbors ↓
Among Wisconsin towns, lower
Wisconsin’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Greenfield’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 12% of the 175 Wisconsin towns we grade, against 30% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Greenfield’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Greenfield’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Greenfield’s police reported 128 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.2 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Wisconsin and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Greenfield | Rest of Wisconsin | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Wisconsin.
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| Year | Greenfield property | Rest of Wisconsin property | Greenfield violent | Rest of Wisconsin violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.9 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 27.1 | 15.9 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 23.1 | 15.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 22.1 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 22 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
859 crimes reported in 2025
39 violent and 820 property, as reported to the FBI by Greenfield’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
10 people died in crashes on Greenfield’s roads in 2019–2023
Greenfield had 10 fatal crashes in five years, in which 10 people died; 1 was a pedestrian. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 5.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Wisconsin towns of 25,000–100,000 people (3.7, 32 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Greenfield and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | C | 1.2 | 24.1 |
| Milwaukee | D− | 13.4 | 25.9 |
| Greendale | B | 0.8 | 10.5 |
| Hales Corners | B+ | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| West Allis | C | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| New Berlin | B+ | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| Franklin | B+ | 0.5 | 10.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Wisconsin towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield | C | 1.2 | 24.1 |
| Manitowoc | B− | 1.8 | 9.7 |
| Sun Prairie | B− | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| Fitchburg | C+ | 2.6 | 12.2 |
| Oak Creek | C+ | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| Beloit | C− | 4.4 | 21.1 |
The five graded Wisconsin towns closest to Greenfield’s population (37,159), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Greenfield. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Greenfield’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (37,076 in 2025); our figure for Greenfield is 37,159 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Greenfield
Is Greenfield, WI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Greenfield reports more crime per resident than 70% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #154 of 175 in Wisconsin. Its police reported 1.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Wisconsin and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Greenfield?
1.2 violent and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Wisconsin reports 3.6 and 14.9; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Greenfield?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Greenfield in 2025?
Greenfield’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Greenfield safer than Milwaukee?
Milwaukee reports more crime per resident than Greenfield: Milwaukee grades D− for safety and Greenfield C. Milwaukee’s police reported 13.4 violent and 25.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Greenfield?
Greenfield’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Greenfield”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.