Alma, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Alma, MI Summary

Crime in Alma research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Alma over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Alma:

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,468.5 total crimes per 100K people in Alma.
  • The overall crime rate in Alma is -30.70% below the national average.
  • Alma ranks #256 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Alma ranks #5,946 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Alma Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alma is 1,468.5 per 100,000 people. That's -30.70% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -19.01% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alma
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 1,468.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 10.7 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 385.9 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 47 503.8 434.3 359.0
Burglary 5 53.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 82 879.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 32.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 90 964.7 1,378.9 1,760.0

Alma Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Alma

47
Violent Crimes
503.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
40.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alma is 503.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 198.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 40.34% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.00% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alma

90
Property Crimes
964.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-45.19%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alma is 964.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -45.19% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -30.03% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
East Lansing, MI 50,472 727 1,440.4 1,220.5 219.9
Midland, MI 42,712 332 777.3 655.6 121.7
Mount Pleasant, MI 20,577 299 1,453.1 1,025.4 427.7
Flushing, MI 8,192 52 634.8 561.5 73.2
Grand Ledge, MI 7,781 55 706.9 424.1 282.7
St. Johns, MI 7,699 53 688.4 519.5 168.9
St. Louis, MI 7,014 51 727.1 541.8 185.3
Rockford, MI 6,183 55 889.5 792.5 97.0

Alma SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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