Escanaba, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Escanaba, MI Summary

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

  • There were 290 total crimes committed in Escanaba in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,353.7 total crimes per 100K people in Escanaba.
  • The overall crime rate in Escanaba is 11.06% above the national average.
  • Escanaba ranks #316 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Escanaba ranks #7,832 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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Escanaba Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Escanaba is 2,353.7 per 100,000 people. That's 11.06% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 29.81% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Escanaba
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 290 2,353.7 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 8.1 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 26 211.0 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 44 357.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 7 56.8 184.2 229.0
Larceny 230 1,866.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 73.0 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 246 1,996.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Escanaba 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 Escanaba

44
Violent Crimes
357.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.53%
Below The National Average
  • There were 44 violent crimes in Escanaba in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Escanaba is 357.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 280.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Escanaba each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.53% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.78% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Escanaba

246
Property Crimes
1,996.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.44%
Above The National Average
  • There were 246 property crimes in Escanaba in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Escanaba is 1,996.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Escanaba each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.44% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 44.80% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Escanaba

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Iron Mountain, MI 7,274 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Gladstone, MI 5,232 27 516.1 477.8 38.2

Escanaba SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
5
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10
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