Photo: Racine2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0Violent crime per resident is higher in Racine than in 80% of U.S. towns
Each of the two towns on its borders with figures records less crime per resident. Overall, Racine grades C for safety (#151 of 175 graded towns in Wisconsin): more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per resident, the graded crimes were up 35% from 2023 to 2025. Add to that, recorded violent crimes ran at 3.8 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 11.4, against 3.6 and 15.1 in the rest of Wisconsin.
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 Racine
2 of the 2 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 2 Wisconsin towns on Racine’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Caledonia (A), Mount Pleasant (B−). Neighbors ↓
Among Wisconsin towns, lower
Wisconsin’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Racine’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 14% of the 175 Wisconsin towns we grade, against 33% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose 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 Racine’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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its property rate (11.4) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Racine property | Rest of Wisconsin property | Racine violent | Rest of Wisconsin violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Wisconsin.
Crime in Racine 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 4 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Racine | Rest of Wisconsin | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Racine’s police reported 871 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 3.6 in the rest of Wisconsin and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
1,374 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.
324 violent and 1,050 property, as reported to the FBI by Racine’s police.
26 people died in crashes on Racine’s roads in 2019–2023
Racine had 26 fatal crashes in five years, in which 26 people died; 9 were pedestrians.
That is 6.7 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.
Racine and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | C | 3.8 | 11.4 |
| Mount Pleasant | B− | 1.1 | 16.1 |
| Caledonia | A | 0.6 | 4.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Wisconsin towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Racine | C | 3.8 | 11.4 |
| Waukesha | B | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| Appleton | C+ | 2.2 | 12.3 |
| Janesville | C+ | 1.5 | 17.3 |
| Oshkosh | C+ | 2.5 | 14.6 |
| Eau Claire | C+ | 1.5 | 19.0 |
The five graded Wisconsin towns closest to Racine’s population (77,908), 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 Racine. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Racine’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (78,032 in 2025); our figure for Racine is 77,908 (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 Racine
Is Racine, WI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Racine reports more crime per resident than 67% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #151 of 175 in Wisconsin. Its police reported 3.8 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 Racine?
3.8 violent and 11.4 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 Racine in 2025?
Racine’s police reported 2 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 2.6 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Racine safer than Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant reports less crime per resident than Racine: Mount Pleasant grades B− for safety and Racine C. Mount Pleasant’s police reported 1.1 violent and 16.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Racine?
Racine’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Racine”. 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.