Dowagiac, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Dowagiac, MI Summary

Crime in Dowagiac research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Dowagiac over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Dowagiac:

  • There were 246 total crimes committed in Dowagiac the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,399.9 total crimes per 100K people in Dowagiac.
  • The overall crime rate in Dowagiac is 89.31% above the national average.
  • Dowagiac ranks #418 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Dowagiac ranks #9,178 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Dowagiac Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dowagiac is 4,399.9 per 100,000 people. That's 89.31% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 139.27% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dowagiac
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 246 4,399.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 6 107.3 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 29 518.7 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 44 787.0 478.0 369.8
Burglary 7 125.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 177 3,165.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 18 321.9 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 202 3,612.9 1,360.9 1,954.4

Dowagiac Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Dowagiac

44
Violent Crimes
787.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
112.81%
Above The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Dowagiac in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dowagiac is 787.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 127.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dowagiac each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 112.81% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 64.64% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dowagiac

202
Property Crimes
3,612.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
84.86%
Above The National Average
  • There were 202 property crimes in Dowagiac in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dowagiac is 3,612.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 27.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dowagiac each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 84.86% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 165.49% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dowagiac

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Niles, MI 11,756 346 2,943.2 2,356.2 586.9
Sturgis, MI 10,961 231 2,107.5 1,724.3 383.2
St. Joseph, MI 7,684 127 1,652.8 1,379.5 273.3
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Hartford, MI 2,483 41 1,651.2 1,127.7 523.6
Cassopolis, MI 1,689 17 1,006.5 710.5 296.0
Decatur, MI 1,674 41 2,449.2 1,971.3 477.9
Watervliet, MI 1,635 26 1,590.2 1,345.6 244.6

Dowagiac SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
4
Commute
7
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