Bay City, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bay City, MI Summary

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

  • There were 776 total crimes committed in Bay City in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,432.0 total crimes per 100K people in Bay City.
  • The overall crime rate in Bay City is 14.76% above the national average.
  • Bay City ranks #322 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Bay City ranks #7,956 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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Bay City Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bay City is 2,432.0 per 100,000 people. That's 14.76% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 34.13% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bay City
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 776 2,432.0 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.3 5.2 5.0
Robbery 11 34.5 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 133 416.8 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 180 564.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 79 247.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 443 1,388.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 74 231.9 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 596 1,867.9 1,378.9 1,760.0

Bay City 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 Bay City

180
Violent Crimes
564.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.14%
Above The National Average
  • There were 180 violent crimes in Bay City in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bay City is 564.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bay City each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.14% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.88% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bay City

596
Property Crimes
1,867.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.13%
Above The National Average
  • There were 596 property crimes in Bay City in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bay City is 1,867.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bay City each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.13% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.46% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Bay City SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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