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Madison, Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Capitol on Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin.

Madison safety

Madison safety planning should hold measured crime, flood, storm, and winter conditions together

The verified 2024 Madison Police Department annual agency series reports 260 violent crimes per 100,000 and 1,884 property crimes per 100,000. The figures cover a defined 12 month period, so they are a starting point for questions about a selected home, entrance, parking area, evening destination, and route home rather than a prediction about every Madison address.

Madison’s hazard rows list Natural Disaster Risk Moderate, Flood Risk High, Wildfire Risk Low, Storm Risk High, Heat Risk Moderate, Drought Risk Low, and 7 major disaster declarations since 2000. Freezing temperatures, snow and ice, drainage, roof and entry condition, power, car readiness, and the trip to care belong beside the crime rows.

The safety picture

Start with the overall picture, then look at the details that matter for daily life.

Violent Crime
260 per 100k

Very Good

Property Crime
1,884 per 100k

Good

Day to day confidence

Nighttime comfort, response, scams, stability, and solo living add practical context.

Major Disaster Declarations Since 2000
7

Weather and natural risks

Review each risk in its own right before choosing a neighborhood or property.

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate
Flood Risk
High
Wildfire Risk
Low
Storm Risk
High
Heat Risk
Moderate
Drought Risk
Low

Madison in everyday life

Could Madison work for you?

What may work well

  • Madison has a defined 2024 city agency crime series rather than an unsupported general impression.
  • Official Madison, FEMA, and FBI references provide routes for crime, flood, storm, declaration, freezing temperature, and emergency planning questions.
  • Wildfire and drought rows are Low, while the most important household review can focus on flood, storm, winter, drainage, and power concerns.

What to think about

  • High flood risk and High storm risk can affect drainage, road access, power, lower levels, and the route home.
  • The 13°F winter low and 155 freezing days add snow, ice, heating, traction, and vehicle readiness questions.
  • The 2024 crime rows are citywide annual measures and do not identify every Madison street, entrance, parking area, or evening trip.

Plan Madison safety around the selected address and season

  1. Read the annual crime rows carefully

    Use 260 violent crimes per 100,000 and 1,884 property crimes per 100,000 as a defined 2024 starting point, then review the exact street, entry, lighting, parking, and route home.

  2. Pair the flood map with the home

    Check High flood risk, drainage, lower levels, roof, windows, power, storm preparation, snow and ice, and the route to care and groceries at the chosen Madison address.

  3. Plan for storms and freezing weather

    Place High storm risk, freezing temperatures, heating, traction, medication storage, vehicle readiness, emergency contacts, and family help in one Madison plan.

  4. Review the route home

    Walk or drive the final approach after care, pharmacy, grocery, arts, park, or family visits. Review lighting, crossings, parking, winter surfaces, mobility, and the home entry.

Questions retirees ask

What are Madison’s crime rates?

The verified 2024 Madison city agency series reports 260 violent crimes per 100,000 and 1,884 property crimes per 100,000. These are defined annual rates, not a description of every Madison home, block, parking area, or evening route.

Is Madison safe from flooding?

Madison’s published flood risk row is High. Review the exact flood setting, drainage, lower levels, roof, power, storm preparation, snow and ice, and the route to care before choosing a home.

What hazards matter most in Madison?

The published rows list Moderate natural disaster risk, High flood risk, Low wildfire risk, High storm risk, Moderate heat risk, Low drought risk, and 7 major disaster declarations since 2000. Pair those rows with drainage, freezing temperatures, power, heating, and the selected home.

Do Madison’s citywide crime rows describe every block?

No. The 2024 rates cover a defined Madison city agency series. Review the selected block, entrance, lighting, locks, parking, destination, route home, and personal comfort rather than turning an annual row into a property promise.

How should a car affect Madison safety planning?

The published need for a car is Recommended. A car can extend trips to care, groceries, parks, lakes, and family, but winter roads, parking, storms, heat, maintenance, and emergency routes still deserve direct review.

Madison’s measured crime rows deserve a defined annual reading, while High flood and storm risk, freezing temperatures, snow and ice, drainage, power, and the route home deserve equal attention. For Madison’s safety plan, choose Save, Compare, or Find my fit.

Sources

Safety depends on the neighborhood, the places you go each day, transportation, and personal comfort.

Use official local sources and recent neighborhood-level context before choosing where to stay, rent, or buy.

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