Howell, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Howell, MI Summary

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

  • There were 75 total crimes committed in Howell in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 751.1 total crimes per 100K people in Howell.
  • The overall crime rate in Howell is -64.56% below the national average.
  • Howell ranks #142 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Howell ranks #3,397 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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Howell Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Howell is 751.1 per 100,000 people. That's -64.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -58.57% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Howell
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 75 751.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 1 10.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 70.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 11 110.2 434.3 359.0
Burglary 4 40.1 184.2 229.0
Larceny 51 510.8 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 90.1 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 64 641.0 1,378.9 1,760.0

Howell 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 Howell

11
Violent Crimes
110.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-69.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Howell in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Howell is 110.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 907.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Howell each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -69.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -74.64% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Howell

64
Property Crimes
641.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.58%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Howell in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Howell is 641.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 156.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Howell each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.58% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.52% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Howell

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Milford, MI 16,974 56 329.9 282.8 47.1
South Lyon, MI 12,010 42 349.7 291.4 58.3
Fenton, MI 11,808 303 2,566.1 2,396.7 169.4
Brighton, MI 8,140 109 1,339.1 1,228.5 110.6
Linden, MI 4,165 14 336.1 288.1 48.0

Howell SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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