Fenton, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Fenton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 170 total crimes committed in Fenton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,423.0 total crimes per 100K people in Fenton.
  • The overall crime rate in Fenton is -38.78% below the national average.
  • Fenton ranks #274 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Fenton ranks #5,091 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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Fenton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Fenton is 1,423.0 per 100,000 people. That's -38.78% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -22.62% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Fenton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 170 1,423.0 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 1 8.4 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 67.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 12 100.4 478.0 369.8
Burglary 8 67.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 134 1,121.6 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 16 133.9 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 158 1,322.5 1,360.9 1,954.4

Fenton 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 Fenton

12
Violent Crimes
100.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.84%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Fenton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Fenton is 100.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 995.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Fenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.84% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -78.99% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Fenton

158
Property Crimes
1,322.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-32.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 158 property crimes in Fenton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Fenton is 1,322.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 75.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Fenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -32.33% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -2.82% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Fenton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Burton, MI 29,373 983 3,346.6 2,522.7 823.9
Milford, MI 16,972 70 412.4 371.2 41.2
Howell, MI 10,104 113 1,118.4 989.7 128.7
Flushing, MI 8,290 50 603.1 530.8 72.4
Grand Blanc, MI 7,970 79 991.2 803.0 188.2
Brighton, MI 7,483 111 1,483.4 1,389.8 93.5
Holly, MI 5,931 24 404.7 303.5 101.2
Davison, MI 5,058 65 1,285.1 1,047.8 237.2
Linden, MI 4,168 16 383.9 359.9 24.0

Fenton SnackAbility

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