Benton Harbor, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Benton Harbor, MI Summary

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

  • There were 565 total crimes committed in Benton Harbor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,351.2 total crimes per 100K people in Benton Harbor.
  • The overall crime rate in Benton Harbor is 173.26% above the national average.
  • Benton Harbor ranks #432 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Benton Harbor ranks #9,646 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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Benton Harbor Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Benton Harbor is 6,351.2 per 100,000 people. That's 173.26% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 245.38% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Benton Harbor
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 565 6,351.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 45.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 15 168.6 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 194 2,180.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 235 2,641.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 54 607.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 176 1,978.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 100 1,124.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 330 3,709.5 1,360.9 1,954.4

Benton Harbor 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 Benton Harbor

235
Violent Crimes
2,641.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
614.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 235 violent crimes in Benton Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Benton Harbor is 2,641.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Benton Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 614.34% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 452.63% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Benton Harbor

330
Property Crimes
3,709.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
89.80%
Above The National Average
  • There were 330 property crimes in Benton Harbor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Benton Harbor is 3,709.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Benton Harbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 89.80% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 172.58% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Benton Harbor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Holland, MI 33,838 562 1,660.9 1,338.7 322.1
St. Joseph, MI 7,684 127 1,652.8 1,379.5 273.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1
Watervliet, MI 1,635 26 1,590.2 1,345.6 244.6

Benton Harbor SnackAbility

2
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
2/10
Housing
3
Affordability
5
Diversity
7
Safety
3
Amenities
8.5
Education
3
Commute
9.5
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