Ionia, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ionia, MI Summary

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

  • There were 88 total crimes committed in Ionia in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 739.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ionia.
  • The overall crime rate in Ionia is -65.11% below the national average.
  • Ionia ranks #141 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Ionia ranks #3,339 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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Ionia Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ionia is 739.5 per 100,000 people. That's -65.11% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -59.22% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ionia
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 88 739.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 8.4 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 9 75.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 22 184.9 434.3 359.0
Burglary 3 25.2 184.2 229.0
Larceny 59 495.8 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 33.6 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 66 554.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Ionia 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 Ionia

22
Violent Crimes
184.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-48.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 22 violent crimes in Ionia in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ionia is 184.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 540.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ionia each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -48.50% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -57.43% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ionia

66
Property Crimes
554.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-68.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 66 property crimes in Ionia in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ionia is 554.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 180.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ionia each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -68.49% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.78% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ionia

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,441 131 1,145.0 1,083.8 61.2
Mason, MI 8,114 76 936.7 776.4 160.2
Rockford, MI 6,183 55 889.5 792.5 97.0
Belding, MI 5,981 57 953.0 601.9 351.1
Lowell, MI 4,089 36 880.4 684.8 195.6
Portland, MI 3,791 17 448.4 395.7 52.8

Ionia SnackAbility

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