Owosso, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Owosso, MI Summary

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

  • There were 238 total crimes committed in Owosso in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,636.5 total crimes per 100K people in Owosso.
  • The overall crime rate in Owosso is -22.78% below the national average.
  • Owosso ranks #272 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Owosso ranks #6,405 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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Owosso Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Owosso is 1,636.5 per 100,000 people. That's -22.78% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -9.74% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Owosso
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 238 1,636.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 13.8 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 64 440.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 82 563.8 434.3 359.0
Burglary 30 206.3 184.2 229.0
Larceny 118 811.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 8 55.0 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 156 1,072.7 1,378.9 1,760.0

Owosso 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 Owosso

82
Violent Crimes
563.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
57.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 82 violent crimes in Owosso in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Owosso is 563.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 177.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Owosso each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 57.06% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 29.82% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Owosso

156
Property Crimes
1,072.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-39.05%
Below The National Average
  • There were 156 property crimes in Owosso in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Owosso is 1,072.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Owosso each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -39.05% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -22.21% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Owosso

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Novi, MI 66,366 501 754.9 655.5 99.4
Milford, MI 16,974 56 329.9 282.8 47.1
South Lyon, MI 12,010 42 349.7 291.4 58.3
Mason, MI 8,114 76 936.7 776.4 160.2
Grand Blanc, MI 7,876 71 901.5 736.4 165.1
Walled Lake, MI 7,321 69 942.5 805.9 136.6

Owosso SnackAbility

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