Bay City, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bay City, MI Summary

Crime in Bay City research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bay City 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 Bay City:

  • There were 563 total crimes committed in Bay City the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,745.8 total crimes per 100K people in Bay City.
  • The overall crime rate in Bay City is -24.89% below the national average.
  • Bay City ranks #312 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Bay City ranks #5,957 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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Bay City Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bay City is 1,745.8 per 100,000 people. That's -24.89% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.06% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bay City
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 563 1,745.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 5 15.5 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 145 449.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 179 555.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 59 183.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 288 893.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 37 114.7 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 384 1,190.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Bay City 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 Bay City

179
Violent Crimes
555.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
50.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 179 violent crimes in Bay City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bay City is 555.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 180.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bay City each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 50.10% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 16.12% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bay City

384
Property Crimes
1,190.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 384 property crimes in Bay City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bay City is 1,190.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 84.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bay City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.07% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.50% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Bay City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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