Battle Creek, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Battle Creek, MI Summary

Crime in Battle Creek research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Battle Creek over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Battle Creek:

  • There were 2,364 total crimes committed in Battle Creek the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,853.5 total crimes per 100K people in Battle Creek.
  • The overall crime rate in Battle Creek is 65.80% above the national average.
  • Battle Creek ranks #406 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Battle Creek ranks #8,856 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Battle Creek Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Battle Creek is 3,853.5 per 100,000 people. That's 65.80% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 109.56% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Battle Creek
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,364 3,853.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 10 16.3 7.6 6.3
Robbery 33 53.8 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 580 945.4 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 720 1,173.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 346 564.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 1,153 1,879.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 145 236.4 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,644 2,679.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

Battle Creek Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Battle Creek

720
Violent Crimes
1,173.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
217.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 720 violent crimes in Battle Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Battle Creek is 1,173.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 85.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Battle Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 217.37% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 145.53% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Battle Creek

1,644
Property Crimes
2,679.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.12%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,644 property crimes in Battle Creek in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Battle Creek is 2,679.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Battle Creek each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.12% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 96.92% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Battle Creek

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Kalamazoo, MI 72,810 4,382 6,018.4 4,502.1 1,516.3
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Union, MO 12,575 526 4,182.9 3,705.8 477.1
Marshall, MI 6,754 93 1,377.0 1,125.3 251.7

Battle Creek SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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