Muskegon Heights, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Muskegon Heights, MI Summary

Crime in Muskegon Heights research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Muskegon Heights over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Muskegon Heights:

  • There were 496 total crimes committed in Muskegon Heights the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,987.9 total crimes per 100K people in Muskegon Heights.
  • The overall crime rate in Muskegon Heights is 114.61% above the national average.
  • Muskegon Heights ranks #424 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Muskegon Heights ranks #9,398 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Muskegon Heights Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Muskegon Heights is 4,987.9 per 100,000 people. That's 114.61% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 171.25% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Muskegon Heights
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 496 4,987.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 10.1 7.6 6.3
Robbery 10 100.6 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 139 1,397.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 170 1,709.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 52 522.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 238 2,393.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 36 362.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 326 3,278.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Muskegon Heights Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Muskegon Heights

170
Violent Crimes
1,709.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
362.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 170 violent crimes in Muskegon Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Muskegon Heights is 1,709.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Muskegon Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 362.30% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 257.64% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Muskegon Heights

326
Property Crimes
3,278.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
67.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 326 property crimes in Muskegon Heights in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Muskegon Heights is 3,278.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 30.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Muskegon Heights each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 67.74% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 140.90% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Muskegon Heights

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Kentwood, MI 53,977 1,444 2,675.2 2,228.7 446.5
Muskegon, MI 37,615 1,327 3,527.8 2,677.1 850.7
Norton Shores, MI 25,226 641 2,541.0 2,311.1 229.9
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Grand Haven, MI 10,967 138 1,258.3 993.9 264.4
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6
Roosevelt Park, MI 4,186 239 5,709.5 5,494.5 215.0
North Muskegon, MI 4,103 54 1,316.1 1,194.2 121.9

Muskegon Heights SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
9
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