Hillsdale, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Hillsdale, MI Summary

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

  • There were 74 total crimes committed in Hillsdale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 926.6 total crimes per 100K people in Hillsdale.
  • The overall crime rate in Hillsdale is -56.28% below the national average.
  • Hillsdale ranks #174 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Hillsdale ranks #4,115 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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Hillsdale Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hillsdale is 926.6 per 100,000 people. That's -56.28% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.90% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hillsdale
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 74 926.6 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 13 162.8 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 23 288.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 12 150.3 184.2 229.0
Larceny 34 425.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 62.6 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 51 638.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale

23
Violent Crimes
288.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 violent crimes in Hillsdale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hillsdale is 288.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 347.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hillsdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.78% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -33.69% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hillsdale

51
Property Crimes
638.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.71%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 property crimes in Hillsdale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hillsdale is 638.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hillsdale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.71% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.69% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hillsdale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Defiance, OH 17,042 238 1,396.5 1,179.4 217.1
Saline, MI 9,015 110 1,220.2 1,009.4 210.8
Napoleon, OH 8,714 177 2,031.2 1,813.2 218.0
Bryan, OH 8,571 69 805.0 746.7 58.3
Tecumseh, MI 8,571 39 455.0 338.4 116.7
Mason, MI 8,114 76 936.7 776.4 160.2
Wauseon, OH 7,492 116 1,548.3 1,334.8 213.6
Marshall, MI 6,758 94 1,390.9 1,124.6 266.4
Eaton Rapids, MI 5,150 85 1,650.5 1,262.1 388.3

Hillsdale SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9.5
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