Saginaw, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Saginaw, MI Summary

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

  • There were 1,820 total crimes committed in Saginaw the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,169.4 total crimes per 100K people in Saginaw.
  • The overall crime rate in Saginaw is 79.39% above the national average.
  • Saginaw ranks #413 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Saginaw ranks #9,059 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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Saginaw Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Saginaw is 4,169.4 per 100,000 people. That's 79.39% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 126.74% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Saginaw
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,820 4,169.4 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 20 45.8 7.6 6.3
Robbery 48 110.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 811 1,857.9 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 925 2,119.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 262 600.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 498 1,140.9 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 135 309.3 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 895 2,050.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Saginaw 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 Saginaw

925
Violent Crimes
2,119.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
473.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 925 violent crimes in Saginaw in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Saginaw is 2,119.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Saginaw each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 473.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 343.31% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Saginaw

895
Property Crimes
2,050.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.91%
Above The National Average
  • There were 895 property crimes in Saginaw in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Saginaw is 2,050.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Saginaw each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.91% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 50.66% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Saginaw

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Midland, MI 42,426 384 905.1 789.6 115.5
Frankenmuth, MI 5,368 75 1,397.2 1,080.5 316.7
St. Charles, MI 1,971 16 811.8 405.9 405.9
Zilwaukee, MI 1,515 14 924.1 858.1 66.0
Reese, MI 1,251 5 399.7 399.7 0.0

Saginaw SnackAbility

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