Neighborhood overview
Root Creek, Milwaukee
Recent police-feed safety data for Root Creek in Milwaukee, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Milwaukee police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Root Creek reports lower per-capita rates than Milwaukee citywide.
Violent (persons)
142 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 512 / 100k citywide (-72%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (-63%)
Property
267 / 100k local
vs Milwaukee 2,076 / 100k citywide (-87%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (-86%)
~3,002 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~364 days · newest report Jun 11, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~364-day data window with 16 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (7 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (43% of the window).
- · property reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in Root Creek occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 43% 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. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.