Flint, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Flint, MI Summary

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

  • There were 2,032 total crimes committed in Flint the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,538.1 total crimes per 100K people in Flint.
  • The overall crime rate in Flint is 9.20% above the national average.
  • Flint ranks #373 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Flint ranks #7,544 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Flint Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Flint is 2,538.1 per 100,000 people. That's 9.20% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 38.02% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Flint
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,032 2,538.1 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 13 16.2 7.6 6.3
Robbery 28 35.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 860 1,074.2 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 985 1,230.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 189 236.1 233.1 269.8
Larceny 689 860.6 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 169 211.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,047 1,307.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

Flint 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 Flint

985
Violent Crimes
1,230.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
232.70%
Above The National Average
  • There were 985 violent crimes in Flint in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Flint is 1,230.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Flint each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 232.70% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 157.39% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Flint

1,047
Property Crimes
1,307.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,047 property crimes in Flint in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Flint is 1,307.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Flint each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -3.90% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Flint

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Burton, MI 29,373 983 3,346.6 2,522.7 823.9
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
Clio, MI 2,479 39 1,573.2 1,250.5 322.7

Flint SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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