Madison Homicide Rate Drops News | July 27, 2022 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Madison has one of the lowest homicide rates in the country. WalletHub says Madison’s homicide rate was less than four-tenths per 100-thousand people in the second quarter of this year, third-lowest compared to the country’s 50 largest cities. WalletHub says Madison’s homicide rate per capita has gone down by nearly eight-tenths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.