Ludington, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ludington, MI Summary

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

  • There were 87 total crimes committed in Ludington in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,147.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ludington.
  • The overall crime rate in Ludington is -45.86% below the national average.
  • Ludington ranks #210 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Ludington ranks #4,942 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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Ludington Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ludington is 1,147.5 per 100,000 people. That's -45.86% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -36.72% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ludington
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 87 1,147.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 145.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 16 211.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 6 79.1 184.2 229.0
Larceny 64 844.1 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 13.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 71 936.4 1,378.9 1,760.0

Ludington 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 Ludington

16
Violent Crimes
211.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-41.22%
Below The National Average
  • There were 16 violent crimes in Ludington in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ludington is 211.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 473.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ludington each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -41.22% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.41% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ludington

71
Property Crimes
936.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-46.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Ludington in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ludington is 936.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 106.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ludington each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -46.79% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.09% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ludington

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Manistee, MI 6,281 102 1,623.9 1,289.6 334.3

Ludington SnackAbility

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