Crime rate significantly down in the Park Neighborhoods

The crime rate is significantly down in the Park Neighborhoods in 2013 and 2014. The WBIR crimes (including assaults, arson, burglary, homicide, sexual offenses, criminal damage, locked vehicle, car theft and other theft) are 18 percent lower than those in the city overall (108 crimes per 1000 population compared to 131 crimes per 1000 population in Milwaukee overall).

The Park Neighborhoods (or Milwaukee’s Historic South Side on the City planning map) include Lincoln Village, Baran Park, Forest Home Hills, the northwestern tip of Bay View, and the northeastern tip of Polonia.