Crime & Safety

The 100 Safest Municipalities in Wisconsin: Port Washington Makes the Top 25

12 Waukesha County municipalities made Wisconsin's top 100. Find out how Port Washington compares with the state's safest communities.

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WISCONSIN -- Everybody wants to live in a place where they are safe.

The Niche.com 2016 Safest Places to Live ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall safety at the municipal level.

The village of North Prairie in Waukesha County was rated as the safest community in Wisconsin in 2015.

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This tiny village, of approximately 7 square miles and population of approximately 11,000 people saw 12 aggravated assault cases, 91 property crimes, 2 burglary cases, 83 theft cases and 6 auto theft cases during the reporting period used to generate the Niche.com rankings.

Niche.com rankings take into account key indicators of a location’s safety, including violent and property crime rates, in an attempt to measure an area’s safety and security.

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Niche.com also weighed several factors, including the numbers of assaults, robberies, murders, burglaries, vehicle thefts and property thefts per 100,000 residents from data obtained through the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports.

Here is how Wisconsin's safest cities ranked nationally:

Here is a list of the 100 safest places in Wisconsin:

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