Big Rapids, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Big Rapids, MI Summary

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

  • There were 145 total crimes committed in Big Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,819.1 total crimes per 100K people in Big Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Big Rapids is -14.16% below the national average.
  • Big Rapids ranks #290 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Big Rapids ranks #6,840 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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Big Rapids Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Big Rapids is 1,819.1 per 100,000 people. That's -14.16% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.33% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Big Rapids
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 145 1,819.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 313.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 29 363.8 434.3 359.0
Burglary 11 138.0 184.2 229.0
Larceny 100 1,254.5 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 62.7 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 116 1,455.3 1,378.9 1,760.0

Big Rapids 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 Big Rapids

29
Violent Crimes
363.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Big Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Big Rapids is 363.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 274.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Big Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.34% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -16.23% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Big Rapids

116
Property Crimes
1,455.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-17.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 116 property crimes in Big Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Big Rapids is 1,455.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 68.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Big Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -17.31% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 5.54% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Big Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Mount Pleasant, MI 20,577 299 1,453.1 1,025.4 427.7
Cadillac, MI 10,450 306 2,928.2 2,459.3 468.9
Alma, MI 9,329 137 1,468.5 964.7 503.8
Greenville, MI 9,047 265 2,929.1 2,487.0 442.1
St. Louis, MI 7,014 51 727.1 541.8 185.3
Rockford, MI 6,183 55 889.5 792.5 97.0
Belding, MI 5,981 57 953.0 601.9 351.1

Big Rapids SnackAbility

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