State profile
Wisconsin
462 animal cruelty offenses were reported in Wisconsin in 2025, or 8.0 per 100,000 residents served by NIBRS agencies, the 26th highest rate of 49 comparable states.
Trend
Reported offenses over time
Lighter bars mark years when NIBRS agencies served less than 60% of residents.
Offenses per year
Monthly offenses
| Year | Total offenses |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2018 | 159 |
| 2019 | 244 |
| 2020 | 251 |
| 2021 | 328 |
| 2022 | 350 |
| 2023 | 399 |
| 2024 | 416 |
| 2025 | 462 |
| Year | Offenses | Per 100,000 | Clearance rate | Coverage | Agencies in FBI tables | Agencies with cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 462 | 7.97 | 47% | 97.1% | 300 | 128 |
| 2024 | 416 | 7.15 | 45% | 97.7% | 305 | 112 |
| 2023 | 399 | 6.93 | 41% | 97.4% | 301 | 112 |
| 2022 | 350 | 6.13 | 41% | 96.9% | 302 | 102 |
| 2021 | 328 | 5.80 | 35% | 95.9% | 267 | 80 |
| 2020 | 251 | 5.08 | 43% | 84.7% | 233 | 73 |
| 2019 | 244 | 5.76 | 42% | 72.7% | — | — |
| 2018 | 159 | 4.36 | 51% | 62.7% | — | — |
| 2017 | 97 | 3.09 | 54% | 54.2% | — | — |
| 2016 | 18 | 0.62 | 44% | 49.9% | — | — |
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), via the Crime Data Explorer. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Agencies
Agencies reporting the most cases in 2025
| # | Agency | Type | County | 2025 | 2020–2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eau Claire Police Department WI0180100 | City police | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 70 | 298 | |
| 2 | Kenosha Police Department WI0300100 | City police | Kenosha | 43 | 92 | |
| 3 | Green Bay Police Department WI0050200 | City police | Brown | 15 | 106 | |
| 4 | Madison Police Department WI0130100 | City police | Dane | 15 | 44 | |
| 5 | Oshkosh Police Department WI0710300 | City police | Winnebago | 10 | 36 | |
| 6 | Rock County Sheriff's Office WI0540000 | County | Rock | 10 | 31 | |
| 7 | Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal WIDI01100 | Tribal | — | 8 | 125 | |
| 8 | Appleton Police Department WI0450100 | City police | Calumet, Outagamie, Winnebago | 8 | 33 | |
| 9 | West Bend Police Department WI0670400 | City police | Washington | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Janesville Police Department WI0540200 | City police | Rock | 7 | 53 | |
| 11 | Beloit Police Department WI0540100 | City police | Rock | 7 | 40 | |
| 12 | La Crosse Police Department WI0320100 | City police | La Crosse | 7 | 12 | |
| 13 | Milwaukee Police Department WIMPD0000 | City police | Milwaukee | 6 | 35 | |
| 14 | Kenosha County Sheriff's Office WI0300000 | County | Kenosha | 6 | 21 | |
| 15 | Taylor County Sheriff's Office WI0610000 | County | Taylor | 6 | 20 |
Source FBI NIBRS Tables: Offense Type by Agency, 2020–2025; ORIs from the FBI agency directory. Retrieved September 30, 2026. Methodology & downloads.
Official animal abuser registries
We are not aware of a government-run animal abuser registry in Wisconsin. Know of one? Tell us.
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Agency directory
The FBI lists 464 law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin, 429 of which report through NIBRS.
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