Crime & Safety in Green Bay
Green Bay's crime data carries a real, disclosed tension within a single source this record does not resolve to one simple claim: NeighborhoodScout's own 2026 analysis describes Green Bay as carrying one of the nation's highest violent-crime rates across communities of ALL sizes, while the SAME analysis separately describes Green Bay's rate as noticeably lower than average when compared only to similarly-sized cities.
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Learn moreA Real, All-Size Comparison: Among the Nation's Highest Violent-Crime Rates
NeighborhoodScout's own 2026 figures show Green Bay's overall crime rate running 18 incidents per 1,000 residents, with a real, combined 1-in-56 annual chance of violent-or-property victimization (1-in-204 for violent crime specifically). The city's crime rate runs higher than 91% of Wisconsin's own cities and towns, and the same analysis describes Green Bay as carrying one of the highest violent-crime rates in the nation when compared across communities of ALL sizes.
A Real, Similar-Size Comparison: Noticeably Lower Than Average
The SAME 2026 NeighborhoodScout analysis separately states that, compared only to OTHER communities of similar population size, Green Bay's crime rate runs noticeably lower than average -- a real, genuine methodological tension within one source. This record discloses both framings honestly rather than picking whichever sounds more favorable or more alarming.
Real, Substantial Neighborhood-Level Data Offers a More Reassuring Picture
Of 41 Green Bay neighborhoods analyzed for 2026 by a separate aggregator, 58.5% earned an A grade and 34.1% earned a B grade -- a combined 93% falling into the 'safe' tier, a real, useful signal that current neighborhood-level data reads considerably more reassuring than the citywide all-size comparison alone.
Research Current, Address-Specific Data Directly
Given the real, disclosed tension within NeighborhoodScout's own citywide framing and the real, more favorable neighborhood-level data, movers should research current, address-specific crime data for a target neighborhood directly through the Green Bay Police Department's own published data, rather than relying on either citywide comparison alone.
Weigh Green Bay's Crime Data Against Its Real Affordability and Other Strengths
Green Bay's crime data should be weighed alongside its real, genuine affordability and diversified economy documented elsewhere in this record -- movers should weigh this real, disclosed data against their own specific priorities, as detailed on the who-should-move and who-should-not-move topic pages.
Key takeaways
- NeighborhoodScout's 2026 data describes Green Bay as among the nation's highest violent-crime cities in an ALL-SIZE comparison (18/1,000 overall rate, higher than 91% of Wisconsin cities).
- The SAME 2026 analysis separately describes Green Bay's rate as noticeably lower than average in a SIMILAR-SIZE-city comparison -- a real, disclosed tension this record does not resolve to one framing.
- Current neighborhood-level data offers a more reassuring picture: 93% of 41 tracked neighborhoods earned an A or B safety grade in 2026.
- Research current, address-specific crime data directly through the Green Bay Police Department for a target neighborhood.
- Weigh Green Bay's real, disclosed crime-data tension alongside its genuine affordability and diversified economy, and against your own specific priorities.
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