Houghton, MI Crime Statistics For 2021

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Houghton is 1,444.8 per 100,000 people. That's -41.67% lower than the national rate of 2,476.7 per 100,000 people and -28.56% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 2,022.5 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 2,676.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 228.6 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Houghton is 37.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's -89.81% lower than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people.
• -91.46% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 437.4 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 71.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 47.4 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Houghton is 1,407.4 per 100,000 people.
• That's -33.30% lower than the national rate of 2,109.9 per 100,000 people.
• And -11.21% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,585.0 per 100,000 people.