Big Rapids, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Big Rapids, MI Summary

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

  • There were 29 total crimes committed in Big Rapids the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 278.7 total crimes per 100K people in Big Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Big Rapids is -88.01% below the national average.
  • Big Rapids ranks #53 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Big Rapids ranks #1,001 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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Big Rapids Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Big Rapids is 278.7 per 100,000 people. That's -88.01% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -84.84% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Big Rapids
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 29 278.7 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 11 105.7 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 14 134.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 4 38.4 233.1 269.8
Larceny 8 76.9 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 28.8 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 15 144.1 1,360.9 1,954.4

Big Rapids 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 Big Rapids

14
Violent Crimes
134.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 violent crimes in Big Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Big Rapids is 134.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 743.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Big Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.62% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.85% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Big Rapids

15
Property Crimes
144.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-92.62%
Below The National Average
  • There were 15 property crimes in Big Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Big Rapids is 144.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 693.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Big Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -92.62% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -89.41% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Big Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Pleasant, MI 21,363 454 2,125.2 1,839.6 285.5
Cadillac, MI 10,413 265 2,544.9 2,016.7 528.2
Alma, MI 9,365 157 1,676.5 1,302.7 373.7
Greenville, MI 9,303 247 2,655.1 2,192.8 462.2
St. Louis, MI 6,842 54 789.2 643.1 146.2
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6
Belding, MI 6,153 112 1,820.3 1,462.7 357.5
Evart, MI 1,774 19 1,071.0 789.2 281.8
White Cloud, MI 1,381 4 289.6 217.2 72.4
Lakeview, MI 1,057 25 2,365.2 1,986.8 378.4

Big Rapids SnackAbility

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