Charlotte, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Charlotte, MI Summary

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

  • There were 212 total crimes committed in Charlotte in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,297.9 total crimes per 100K people in Charlotte.
  • The overall crime rate in Charlotte is 8.43% above the national average.
  • Charlotte ranks #314 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Charlotte ranks #7,741 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Charlotte Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Charlotte is 2,297.9 per 100,000 people. That's 8.43% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 26.73% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Charlotte
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 212 2,297.9 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 21.7 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 29 314.3 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 39 422.7 434.3 359.0
Burglary 13 140.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 149 1,615.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 11 119.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 173 1,875.1 1,378.9 1,760.0

Charlotte 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 Charlotte

39
Violent Crimes
422.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
17.75%
Above The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Charlotte in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Charlotte is 422.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 236.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Charlotte each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 17.75% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.67% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Charlotte

173
Property Crimes
1,875.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.54%
Above The National Average
  • There were 173 property crimes in Charlotte in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Charlotte is 1,875.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Charlotte each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.54% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.99% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Charlotte

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lansing, MI 111,965 4,304 3,844.1 2,499.0 1,345.1
Mason, MI 8,114 76 936.7 776.4 160.2
Grand Ledge, MI 7,781 55 706.9 424.1 282.7
Eaton Rapids, MI 5,150 85 1,650.5 1,262.1 388.3

Charlotte SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
9
Diversity
5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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