Hastings, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hastings, MI Summary

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

  • There were 119 total crimes committed in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,584.8 total crimes per 100K people in Hastings.
  • The overall crime rate in Hastings is -25.22% below the national average.
  • Hastings ranks #267 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Hastings ranks #6,276 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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Hastings Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hastings is 1,584.8 per 100,000 people. That's -25.22% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -12.60% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hastings
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 119 1,584.8 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 13.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 25 332.9 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 29 386.2 434.3 359.0
Burglary 6 79.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 77 1,025.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 7 93.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 90 1,198.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Hastings 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 Hastings

29
Violent Crimes
386.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
7.58%
Above The National Average
  • There were 29 violent crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hastings is 386.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 258.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 7.58% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -11.08% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hastings

90
Property Crimes
1,198.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-31.90%
Below The National Average
  • There were 90 property crimes in Hastings in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hastings is 1,198.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hastings each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -31.90% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -13.08% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hastings

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, MI 49,416 1,607 3,252.0 2,974.7 277.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,441 131 1,145.0 1,083.8 61.2
Rockford, MI 6,183 55 889.5 792.5 97.0

Hastings SnackAbility

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