Neighborhood overview

Riverwest / UWM (53211), Milwaukee

Recent police-feed safety data for Riverwest / UWM (53211) in Milwaukee, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Milwaukee police open-data feed.

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Safety Index

Riverwest / UWM (53211) reports lower per-capita rates than Milwaukee citywide.

  • Violent (persons)

    372 / 100k local

    vs Milwaukee 2,317 / 100k citywide (-84%)

    reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+13%)

  • Property

    1,091 / 100k local

    vs Milwaukee 2,193 / 100k citywide (-50%)

    reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-30%)

~31,553 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 (26 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in late night (12am–6am) (31% of the window).

  • · violent / persons reports down 2 week-over-week (1 this week, 3 the week before).
  • · property reports down 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 2 the week before).
  • · Most reports in Riverwest / UWM (53211) occur during late night (12am-6am) — 31% 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.