Houghton, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Houghton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 68 total crimes committed in Houghton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 794.0 total crimes per 100K people in Houghton.
  • The overall crime rate in Houghton is -62.53% below the national average.
  • Houghton ranks #155 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Houghton ranks #3,590 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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Houghton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Houghton is 794.0 per 100,000 people. That's -62.53% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -56.21% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Houghton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 68 794.0 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1 11.7 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 3 35.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 0 0.0 184.2 229.0
Larceny 65 759.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 65 759.0 1,378.9 1,760.0

Houghton 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 Houghton

3
Violent Crimes
35.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.24%
Below The National Average
  • There were 3 violent crimes in Houghton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Houghton is 35.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,854.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.24% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -91.93% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Houghton

65
Property Crimes
759.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-56.88%
Below The National Average
  • There were 65 property crimes in Houghton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Houghton is 759.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 131.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -56.88% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.96% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Houghton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
2
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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