Wisconsin’s crime trends in essence reveal two different states: the city of Milwaukee and the “Rest of Wisconsin.” While most of the state is relatively safe in comparison to five years ago, troubling trends in Milwaukee — one of the primary economic engines of the Badger State and home to 10% of its citizens — are undermining the health and safety of the state in general.

In part one of a conversation with Badger Institute president Mike Nichols, researcher Sean Kennedy — contributing author to our Mandate for Madison — analyzes the last five years of corrections data and offers insight into the current state of crime and justice in Wisconsin.

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