GREEN BAY, WI –Crime rates are falling in Green Bay. The police department reports 6,142 crimes against persons, property, or society in 2023. That is down nearly 13% from 2022. Crime rates in Green Bay had been declining since 2019–with a sharp increase in 2022. The number of homicides in the city was six–the same as the year before.
Green Bay Police Dept 2023 Crime Report
Assault offenses were off by 17-percent–while the report of shots fired in Green Bay declined by 48-percent last year.
Green Bay Police also report fewer weapons cases, which could be a felon in possession or concealed carried violations, with 114 in 2023 compared 150 cases in 2022, a 24% decrease. There was also a 9% decrease in drug offenses from 1,654 cases in 2022 down to 1,503 cases in 2023. At the same time, there was a 39% increase in overdoses with 172 in 2023, compared with 124 overdoses in 2022. Those include 32 fatal whereas in 2023, compare with 31 fatal incidents in 2022.
