Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0New Berlin sees less violent crime per resident than four in five U.S. towns
In a usual year, 0.5 violent crime and 8.9 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Wisconsin, 3.6 and 15.1. Overall, it grades B+ for safety (#69 of 175 graded towns in Wisconsin). Per resident, the graded crimes were down 41% from 2023 to 2025. One of the 5 towns next door with figures records less crime per resident.
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 New Berlin
1 of the 5 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 8 Wisconsin towns on New Berlin’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Muskego (B+), Hales Corners (B+), Brookfield (B+), Greenfield (C), West Allis (C). Vernon, Waukesha and Brookfield (township) have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
A job center
New Berlin has 25,605 jobs based in town for 39,953 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
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 New Berlin’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | New Berlin property | Rest of Wisconsin property | New Berlin violent | Rest of Wisconsin violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.7 | 18.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 9.9 | 15.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | New Berlin | Rest of Wisconsin | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
New Berlin’s police reported 65 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.5 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Wisconsin and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in New Berlin per 1,000 residents
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.
And about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
265 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
19 violent and 246 property, as reported to the FBI by New Berlin’s police.
Six people died in crashes on New Berlin’s roads in 2019–2023
New Berlin had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for Wisconsin towns of 25,000–100,000 people: at their median rate (3.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of New Berlin’s size would see about 7 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so New Berlin’s own rate (3.0) is context, not a ranking.
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.
New Berlin and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | B+ | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| Muskego | B+ | 0.4 | 8.7 |
| Brookfield (city) | B+ | 0.7 | 10.2 |
| Vernon | — | — | — |
| Waukesha | — | — | — |
| West Allis | C | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Brookfield (township) | — | — | — |
| Hales Corners | B+ | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Greenfield | C | 1.2 | 24.1 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Vernon, Waukesha and Brookfield (township) have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Wisconsin towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | B+ | 0.5 | 8.9 |
| Menomonee Falls | A− | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Franklin | B+ | 0.5 | 10.6 |
| Sun Prairie | B− | 1.6 | 12.8 |
| Wausau | C+ | 3.2 | 9.6 |
| Oak Creek | C+ | 1.2 | 17.7 |
The five graded Wisconsin towns closest to New Berlin’s population (39,953), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 New Berlin. 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 New Berlin’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (40,264 in 2025); our figure for New Berlin is 39,953 (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 New Berlin
Is New Berlin, WI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, New Berlin reports less crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns, a B+ Safety Grade and #69 of 175 in Wisconsin. Its police reported 0.5 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 New Berlin?
0.5 violent and 8.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Wisconsin reports 3.6 and 15.1; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in New Berlin in 2025?
New Berlin’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 New Berlin safer than Muskego?
Muskego reports less crime per resident than New Berlin: Muskego grades B+ for safety and New Berlin B+. Muskego’s police reported 0.4 violent and 8.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices New Berlin?
New Berlin’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “New Berlin”. 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.