Kalamazoo, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Kalamazoo, MI Summary

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

  • There were 3,454 total crimes committed in Kalamazoo in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,731.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kalamazoo.
  • The overall crime rate in Kalamazoo is 123.26% above the national average.
  • Kalamazoo ranks #377 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Kalamazoo ranks #9,519 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Kalamazoo Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kalamazoo is 4,731.4 per 100,000 people. That's 123.26% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 160.94% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kalamazoo
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 3,454 4,731.4 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 10 13.7 5.2 5.0
Robbery 121 165.7 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 698 956.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 937 1,283.5 434.3 359.0
Burglary 453 620.5 184.2 229.0
Larceny 1,689 2,313.6 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 375 513.7 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,517 3,447.9 1,378.9 1,760.0

Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo

937
Violent Crimes
1,283.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
257.53%
Above The National Average
  • There were 937 violent crimes in Kalamazoo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kalamazoo is 1,283.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kalamazoo each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 257.53% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 195.52% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kalamazoo

2,517
Property Crimes
3,447.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
95.90%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,517 property crimes in Kalamazoo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kalamazoo is 3,447.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 29.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kalamazoo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 95.90% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 150.05% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kalamazoo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Battle Creek, MI 61,163 2,229 3,644.4 2,522.8 1,121.6
Portage, MI 49,416 1,607 3,252.0 2,974.7 277.2
Vicksburg, MI 3,964 90 2,270.4 1,942.5 328.0

Kalamazoo SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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