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These are the Top 25 safest Wisconsin cities, according to BackgroundCheck.org [PHOTOS]

Wisconsin is ranked 13th in the country for safest states, but how does your city hold up? 8 of the top 10 safest towns are in one area of Wisconsin.

  • Cedarburg.jpg Cedarburg is rated the #1 city in Wisconsin according to BackgroundChecks.org. The modestly-sized suburb of Milwaukee located in Ozaukee County, Cedarburg logged remarkably low crime rates, including a near non-existent 0.09 per 1,000 violent crime rate, and a property crime rate about one-third of the Wisconsin state average.
  • Monroe.jpg The famed "Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA" recorded just 16 violent crimes in 2017 which calculates to 1.49 per 1,000 violent crime rate.Photo by: SD Dirk
  • Grafton-WI-Paramount_Plaza.jpg Sharing the #3 spot are Grafton, of Ozaukee County and New Berlin, of Waukesha County. Both cities earned a high 0.68 score on the Safety Index based on remarkably low violent crime rates below 0.35 per 1,000, along with very respectable property crime rates.
  • NewBerlinWestHS_FromNW.jpg Sharing the #3 spot with Grafton is the city of New Berlin in Waukesha County. Both cities earned a high .68 score on the safty index based on remarkably low violent crime rates.
  • 9316123862_67faf38ffd_b.jpg Mequon is #5 on the list of most safe cities in Wisconsin.Photo by: Your Mequon
  • 4819801039_7e31ab0382_b.jpg Muskego in Waukesha County is Wisconsin's 6th safest city.Photo by: Joshua Mayer
  • Middleton_Depot.jpg Middleton in Dane County, just west of Madison, is Wisconsin's 7th safest city.Photo by: James Steakley
  • Burlington_Downtown_Historic_District_Looking_southwest_WIS36.jpg Burlington in Racine County is Wisconsin's 8th safest city.
  • JHM_DownTownSunset.jpg Oconomowoc is the 9th safest city in the state, according to backgroundcheck.org.
  • 15707338612_3fc475dd6e_b.jpg Menomonee Falls is the 10th safest city in the state, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Oregon.jpg Oregon, located in Dane County, is the state's 11th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
  • Marshfield.jpg Marshfield, located in central Wisconsin, is the state's 12th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
  • Marinette.jpg Marinette, located in in northeast Wisconsin, is the state's 13th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
  • 0910whitefish.jpg Whitefish Bay is the nation's ninth-best city in which to live, according to 247wallst.com.
  • Greendale_WI_Mar2012.jpg Greendale is Wisconsin's 15th safest city, according to BackgroundChecks.org
  • WaupunWisconsinSignWIS26.jpg Waupun is the 16th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • ashwaubenon.PNG Ashwaubenon is Wisconsin's 17th safest cit, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Waunakee Waunakee, just north of Madison, is the state's 18th safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Kaukaunasouthsidedowntown.jpg Kaukauna is the state's 19th safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Franklin Wisconsin Franklin is the 20th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • MenashaWisconsinDowntown1.jpg Menasha is the state's 21st safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Fox Valley Metro.jpg The Fox Valley Metro, including Little Chute pictured, is the 22nd safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
  • Cudahy Cudahy is ranked #23 in safest cities in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.orgPhoto by: Mo Schultz 414-336-9888
  • Sun Prairie Sun Prairie is the state's 24th safest city, according to backgroundchecks.org
  • wisconsin-downtown-port-washington.jpg Port Washington is Wisconsin's 25th safest city, according to backgroundchecks.org
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    These are the Top 25 safest Wisconsin cities, according to BackgroundCheck.org [PHOTOS]

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    Cedarburg is rated the #1 city in Wisconsin according to BackgroundChecks.org. The modestly-sized suburb of Milwaukee located in Ozaukee County, Cedarburg logged remarkably low crime rates, including a near non-existent 0.09 per 1,000 violent crime rate, and a property crime rate about one-third of the Wisconsin state average.
    The famed "Swiss Cheese Capital of the USA" recorded just 16 violent crimes in 2017 which calculates to 1.49 per 1,000 violent crime rate.SD Dirk
    Sharing the #3 spot are Grafton, of Ozaukee County and New Berlin, of Waukesha County. Both cities earned a high 0.68 score on the Safety Index based on remarkably low violent crime rates below 0.35 per 1,000, along with very respectable property crime rates.
    Sharing the #3 spot with Grafton is the city of New Berlin in Waukesha County. Both cities earned a high .68 score on the safty index based on remarkably low violent crime rates.
    Mequon is #5 on the list of most safe cities in Wisconsin.Your Mequon
    Muskego in Waukesha County is Wisconsin's 6th safest city.Joshua Mayer
    Middleton in Dane County, just west of Madison, is Wisconsin's 7th safest city.James Steakley
    Burlington in Racine County is Wisconsin's 8th safest city.
    Oconomowoc is the 9th safest city in the state, according to backgroundcheck.org.
    Menomonee Falls is the 10th safest city in the state, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Oregon, located in Dane County, is the state's 11th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
    Marshfield, located in central Wisconsin, is the state's 12th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
    Marinette, located in in northeast Wisconsin, is the state's 13th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.org
    Whitefish Bay is the nation's ninth-best city in which to live, according to 247wallst.com.
    Greendale is Wisconsin's 15th safest city, according to BackgroundChecks.org
    Waupun is the 16th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Ashwaubenon is Wisconsin's 17th safest cit, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Waunakee, just north of Madison, is the state's 18th safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Kaukauna is the state's 19th safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Franklin is the 20th safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Menasha is the state's 21st safest city, according to backgroundcheck.org
    The Fox Valley Metro, including Little Chute pictured, is the 22nd safest city in Wisconsin, according to backgroundcheck.org
    Cudahy is ranked #23 in safest cities in Wisconsin, according to backgroundchecks.orgMo Schultz 414-336-9888
    Sun Prairie is the state's 24th safest city, according to backgroundchecks.org
    Port Washington is Wisconsin's 25th safest city, according to backgroundchecks.org
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