Alpena, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Alpena, MI Summary

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

  • There were 152 total crimes committed in Alpena in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,503.8 total crimes per 100K people in Alpena.
  • The overall crime rate in Alpena is -29.04% below the national average.
  • Alpena ranks #261 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Alpena ranks #6,046 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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Alpena Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alpena is 1,503.8 per 100,000 people. That's -29.04% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -17.07% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alpena
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 152 1,503.8 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 36 356.2 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 52 514.4 434.3 359.0
Burglary 20 197.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 74 732.1 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 59.4 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 100 989.3 1,378.9 1,760.0

Alpena 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 Alpena

52
Violent Crimes
514.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
43.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 52 violent crimes in Alpena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alpena is 514.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 194.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alpena each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 43.30% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 18.45% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alpena

100
Property Crimes
989.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-43.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 100 property crimes in Alpena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alpena is 989.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 101.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alpena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -43.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -28.25% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alpena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rogers, MN 13,591 295 2,170.6 2,038.1 132.4

Alpena SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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