Neighborhood overview
Downtown (53203), Milwaukee
Recent police-feed safety data for Downtown (53203) in Milwaukee, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Milwaukee police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Downtown (53203) reports higher per-capita rates than Milwaukee citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
2,263 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 2,317 / 100k citywide (-2%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+590%)
Property
4,109 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 2,193 / 100k citywide (+87%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+165%)
~4,378 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~140 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (19 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (42% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports down 3 week-over-week (1 this week, 4 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (0 this week, 2 the week before).
- · Most reports in Downtown (53203) occur during late night (12am-6am) — 42% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.