Midland, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Midland, MI Summary

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

  • There were 384 total crimes committed in Midland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 905.1 total crimes per 100K people in Midland.
  • The overall crime rate in Midland is -61.06% below the national average.
  • Midland ranks #177 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Midland ranks #3,412 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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Midland Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Midland is 905.1 per 100,000 people. That's -61.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -50.78% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Midland
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 384 905.1 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 4.7 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 32 75.4 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 49 115.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 81 190.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 243 572.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 25.9 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 335 789.6 1,360.9 1,954.4

Midland 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 Midland

49
Violent Crimes
115.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-68.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Midland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Midland is 115.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 865.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Midland each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -68.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -75.84% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Midland

335
Property Crimes
789.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.60%
Below The National Average
  • There were 335 property crimes in Midland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Midland is 789.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Midland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.60% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.98% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Midland

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
Owosso, MI 14,581 311 2,132.9 1,344.2 788.7
Alma, MI 9,365 157 1,676.5 1,302.7 373.7
Flushing, MI 8,290 50 603.1 530.8 72.4
St. Johns, MI 7,640 63 824.6 615.2 209.4
St. Louis, MI 6,842 54 789.2 643.1 146.2
Essexville, MI 3,300 15 454.5 363.6 90.9
Zilwaukee, MI 1,515 14 924.1 858.1 66.0
Breckenridge, MI 1,274 14 1,098.9 941.9 157.0

Midland SnackAbility

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