Sturgis, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Sturgis, MI Summary

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

  • There were 231 total crimes committed in Sturgis the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,107.5 total crimes per 100K people in Sturgis.
  • The overall crime rate in Sturgis is -9.32% below the national average.
  • Sturgis ranks #336 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Sturgis ranks #6,762 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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Sturgis Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sturgis is 2,107.5 per 100,000 people. That's -9.32% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 14.61% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sturgis
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 231 2,107.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 9.1 7.6 6.3
Robbery 2 18.2 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 282.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 42 383.2 478.0 369.8
Burglary 25 228.1 233.1 269.8
Larceny 128 1,167.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 328.4 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 189 1,724.3 1,360.9 1,954.4

Sturgis 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 Sturgis

42
Violent Crimes
383.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.62%
Above The National Average
  • There were 42 violent crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sturgis is 383.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 261.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.62% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -19.84% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sturgis

189
Property Crimes
1,724.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-11.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 189 property crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sturgis is 1,724.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -11.77% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.70% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sturgis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Marshall, MI 6,754 93 1,377.0 1,125.3 251.7
Bronson, MI 2,311 40 1,730.9 1,644.3 86.5
Constantine, MI 1,968 24 1,219.5 965.4 254.1
White Pigeon, MI 1,709 13 760.7 526.6 234.1
Colon, MI 1,191 29 2,434.9 2,183.0 251.9

Sturgis SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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