Niles, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Niles, MI Summary

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

  • There were 272 total crimes committed in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,351.7 total crimes per 100K people in Niles.
  • The overall crime rate in Niles is 10.97% above the national average.
  • Niles ranks #315 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Niles ranks #7,822 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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Niles Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Niles is 2,351.7 per 100,000 people. That's 10.97% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 29.70% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Niles
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 272 2,351.7 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 3 25.9 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 39 337.2 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 55 475.5 434.3 359.0
Burglary 26 224.8 184.2 229.0
Larceny 173 1,495.8 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 18 155.6 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 217 1,876.2 1,378.9 1,760.0

Niles 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 Niles

55
Violent Crimes
475.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
32.46%
Above The National Average
  • There were 55 violent crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Niles is 475.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 210.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 32.46% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 9.49% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Niles

217
Property Crimes
1,876.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.60%
Above The National Average
  • There were 217 property crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Niles is 1,876.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.60% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 36.07% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Niles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Bend, IN 103,415 3,112 3,009.2 2,044.2 965.0
Mishawaka, IN 50,776 1,425 2,806.4 2,570.1 236.3
Portage, MI 49,416 1,607 3,252.0 2,974.7 277.2
Goshen, IN 34,308 925 2,696.2 2,474.6 221.5
Sturgis, MI 10,973 232 2,114.3 1,704.2 410.1
St. Joseph, MI 7,689 152 1,976.9 1,534.7 442.2
Nappanee, IN 6,845 59 861.9 657.4 204.5
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1

Niles SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
8
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