Belding, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Belding, MI Summary

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

  • There were 57 total crimes committed in Belding in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 953.0 total crimes per 100K people in Belding.
  • The overall crime rate in Belding is -55.03% below the national average.
  • Belding ranks #180 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Belding ranks #4,217 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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Belding Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Belding is 953.0 per 100,000 people. That's -55.03% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -47.44% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Belding
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 57 953.0 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 14 234.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 21 351.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 184.2 229.0
Larceny 33 551.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 3 50.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 36 601.9 1,378.9 1,760.0

Belding 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 Belding

21
Violent Crimes
351.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Belding in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Belding is 351.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 284.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Belding each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.20% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.16% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Belding

36
Property Crimes
601.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.80%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Belding in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Belding is 601.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Belding each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.80% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.35% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Belding

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ionia, MI 11,900 88 739.5 554.6 184.9
Greenville, MI 9,047 265 2,929.1 2,487.0 442.1
Rockford, MI 6,183 55 889.5 792.5 97.0
Lowell, MI 4,089 36 880.4 684.8 195.6

Belding SnackAbility

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