Burton, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Burton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 983 total crimes committed in Burton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,346.6 total crimes per 100K people in Burton.
  • The overall crime rate in Burton is 43.99% above the national average.
  • Burton ranks #400 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Burton ranks #8,483 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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Burton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burton is 3,346.6 per 100,000 people. That's 43.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 81.99% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 983 3,346.6 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 13.6 7.6 6.3
Robbery 11 37.4 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 204 694.5 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 242 823.9 478.0 369.8
Burglary 99 337.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 559 1,903.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 83 282.6 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 741 2,522.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Burton 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 Burton

242
Violent Crimes
823.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
122.79%
Above The National Average
  • There were 242 violent crimes in Burton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burton is 823.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 121.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burton each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 122.79% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 72.36% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burton

741
Property Crimes
2,522.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.08%
Above The National Average
  • There were 741 property crimes in Burton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burton is 2,522.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.08% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 85.37% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Flint, MI 80,059 2,032 2,538.1 1,307.8 1,230.3
Fenton, MI 11,947 170 1,423.0 1,322.5 100.4
Lapeer, MI 8,924 140 1,568.8 1,322.3 246.5
Flushing, MI 8,290 50 603.1 530.8 72.4
Grand Blanc, MI 7,970 79 991.2 803.0 188.2
Holly, MI 5,931 24 404.7 303.5 101.2
Davison, MI 5,058 65 1,285.1 1,047.8 237.2
Mount Morris, MI 3,113 76 2,441.4 1,959.5 481.9

Burton SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8
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