Hartford, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hartford, MI Summary

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

  • There were 41 total crimes committed in Hartford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,651.2 total crimes per 100K people in Hartford.
  • The overall crime rate in Hartford is -28.95% below the national average.
  • Hartford ranks #297 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Hartford ranks #5,736 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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Hartford Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hartford is 1,651.2 per 100,000 people. That's -28.95% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -10.21% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hartford
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 41 1,651.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 1 40.3 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 10 402.7 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 13 523.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 7 281.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 17 684.7 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 161.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 28 1,127.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Hartford 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 Hartford

13
Violent Crimes
523.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
41.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hartford is 523.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 191.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 41.58% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 9.53% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hartford

28
Property Crimes
1,127.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-42.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 28 property crimes in Hartford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hartford is 1,127.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 88.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hartford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -42.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -17.14% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hartford

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
Holland, MI 33,838 562 1,660.9 1,338.7 322.1
St. Joseph, MI 7,684 127 1,652.8 1,379.5 273.3
Zeeland, MI 5,670 50 881.8 634.9 246.9
Paw Paw, MI 3,357 153 4,557.6 3,693.8 863.9
Bangor, MI 1,988 49 2,464.8 2,012.1 452.7
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
Lawrence, MI 1,013 2 197.4 197.4 0.0

Hartford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
3
Commute
8.5
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