Belding, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Belding, MI Summary

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

  • There were 112 total crimes committed in Belding the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,820.3 total crimes per 100K people in Belding.
  • The overall crime rate in Belding is -21.68% below the national average.
  • Belding ranks #318 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Belding ranks #6,131 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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Belding Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belding is 1,820.3 per 100,000 people. That's -21.68% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -1.01% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belding
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 112 1,820.3 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 17 276.3 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 22 357.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 9 146.3 233.1 269.8
Larceny 81 1,316.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 90 1,462.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Belding 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 Belding

22
Violent Crimes
357.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-3.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Belding in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belding is 357.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 279.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belding each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -3.31% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -25.20% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belding

90
Property Crimes
1,462.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.16%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Belding in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belding is 1,462.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belding each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.16% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 7.48% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belding

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ionia, MI 11,730 108 920.7 733.2 187.6
Greenville, MI 9,303 247 2,655.1 2,192.8 462.2
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6
Lowell, MI 4,137 55 1,329.5 1,160.3 169.2
Stanton, MI 1,370 7 510.9 438.0 73.0

Belding SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
6
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