Burton, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Burton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 907 total crimes committed in Burton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,097.7 total crimes per 100K people in Burton.
  • The overall crime rate in Burton is 46.17% above the national average.
  • Burton ranks #351 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Burton ranks #8,675 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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Burton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Burton is 3,097.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.17% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 70.84% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Burton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 907 3,097.7 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 2 6.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 17 58.1 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 183 625.0 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 224 765.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 97 331.3 184.2 229.0
Larceny 508 1,735.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 78 266.4 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 683 2,332.7 1,378.9 1,760.0

Burton 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 Burton

224
Violent Crimes
765.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
113.10%
Above The National Average
  • There were 224 violent crimes in Burton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Burton is 765.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 130.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Burton each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 113.10% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 76.14% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Burton

683
Property Crimes
2,332.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
32.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 683 property crimes in Burton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Burton is 2,332.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Burton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 32.54% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 69.17% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Burton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Flint, MI 79,183 2,035 2,570.0 1,312.2 1,257.8
Fenton, MI 11,808 303 2,566.1 2,396.7 169.4
Lapeer, MI 9,157 166 1,812.8 1,670.9 142.0
Flushing, MI 8,192 52 634.8 561.5 73.2
Grand Blanc, MI 7,876 71 901.5 736.4 165.1
Holly, MI 5,922 38 641.7 557.2 84.4
Davison, MI 5,031 54 1,073.3 874.6 198.8

Burton SnackAbility

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