Neighborhood overview
Bay View, Milwaukee
Recent police-feed safety data for Bay View in Milwaukee, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Milwaukee police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Bay View reports close to Milwaukee's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
1,290 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 2,001 / 100k citywide (-36%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+293%)
Property
2,842 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 1,927 / 100k citywide (+47%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+84%)
~20,792 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~147 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (55 reports in the last 30 days)
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (3 this week, 3 the week before).
- · property reports down 1 week-over-week (4 this week, 5 the week before).
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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.