Green Bay, WI Crime Map

Green Bay, WI Safety Overview: What the Data Actually Shows

Green Bay is a city of 214,438 residents that earns an overall crime grade of C+, yet a closer look at the neighborhood-level data tells a more encouraging story. Across the 41 neighborhoods analyzed, the city-wide safety rating lands at a solid B, and a striking 93% of neighborhoods fall into the combined A or B category. That kind of distribution is not typical of a mid-sized Midwestern city, and it matters for anyone trying to make a real decision about where to live, work, or invest.

Where Green Bay Shines: The Safest Neighborhoods

The safest corners of Green Bay are clustered among neighborhoods with notably higher household incomes. Red Smith leads the city with an A+ grade and a median household income of $107,454, followed closely by Bay Highlands (A+, $102,083), Lake Largo (A+, $101,946), and Nicolet Drive (A+, $101,232). McAuliffe Park and Woodside Heights also hold A+ ratings, with median incomes around $81,000. Even neighborhoods closer to the city's median income level perform well — East Shore Drive, the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay area, Lombardi, and Colburn all earned A grades, with Colburn serving a population of 2,545 at a median income of $68,548. These are not outliers; they represent the norm across most of Green Bay's residential fabric.

Higher-Crime Areas and the Grade Distribution

Out of 41 neighborhoods, 24 earned an A grade — that's 58.5% of the city. Another 14 neighborhoods, or 34.1%, scored a B. Only three neighborhoods, just 7.3% of the total, fell into the C range, and not a single neighborhood received a D or F. The neighborhoods with the most elevated crime levels include Imperial Pride, which holds the city's lowest grade at C-, along with Navarino and Fort Howard, both grading at C+. Joannes Park and Haevers Corners come in at B-, placing them in the lower tier of the otherwise broad safe zone. The absence of any D or F neighborhoods is a meaningful data point — it suggests that while pockets of concern exist, no part of Green Bay has been written off entirely.

Property Crime vs. Violent Crime in Context

Green Bay's overall C+ crime grade reflects a city where property crime exerts more pressure on the numbers than violent crime does. Neighborhoods like Fort Howard and Navarino, which score in the C range, tend to show elevated rates of theft and property-related incidents rather than concentrations of serious violent offenses. The city's poverty rate of 15.5% and a median household income of $52,214 — modest by Wisconsin standards — correlate with the pockets of property crime that pull the citywide grade down from what the neighborhood-level B rating might otherwise suggest. Understanding this distinction helps residents calibrate their actual risk rather than reacting to a headline grade.

How the Crime Map Helps Residents Make Smarter Decisions

For home buyers evaluating Green Bay's relatively affordable median home value of $142,113, the interactive crime map allows direct comparison between neighborhoods before committing to a purchase — a particularly useful tool when weighing a home near Colburn against one closer to Fort Howard. Renters facing a median rent of $768 can use the map to assess whether a lower-priced unit in Navarino represents an acceptable trade-off. Daily commuters passing through the city's mixed-grade corridors can identify which routes skirt higher-crime zones and adjust accordingly. The map is most powerful not as a reason to avoid Green Bay, but as a tool for navigating it with precision — because in a city where 93% of neighborhoods are rated safe, the data rewards those who look closely.