Flint, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Flint, MI Summary

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

  • There were 2,035 total crimes committed in Flint in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,570.0 total crimes per 100K people in Flint.
  • The overall crime rate in Flint is 21.27% above the national average.
  • Flint ranks #331 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Flint ranks #8,136 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

Flint Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Flint is 2,570.0 per 100,000 people. That's 21.27% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 41.74% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Flint
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,035 2,570.0 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 20 25.3 5.2 5.0
Robbery 48 60.6 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 881 1,112.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 996 1,257.8 434.3 359.0
Burglary 220 277.8 184.2 229.0
Larceny 580 732.5 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 239 301.8 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,039 1,312.2 1,378.9 1,760.0

Flint 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 Flint

996
Violent Crimes
1,257.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
250.37%
Above The National Average
  • There were 996 violent crimes in Flint in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Flint is 1,257.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Flint each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 250.37% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 189.61% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Flint

1,039
Property Crimes
1,312.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-25.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,039 property crimes in Flint in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Flint is 1,312.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Flint each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -25.45% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.84% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Flint

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Burton, MI 29,280 907 3,097.7 2,332.7 765.0
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

Flint SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
9.5
Education
4
Commute
8
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