Rockford, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Rockford, MI Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 889.5 total crimes per 100K people in Rockford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockford is -58.03% below the national average.
  • Rockford ranks #169 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Rockford ranks #3,963 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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Rockford Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockford is 889.5 per 100,000 people. That's -58.03% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -50.94% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockford
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 889.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 64.7 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 6 97.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 1 16.2 184.2 229.0
Larceny 44 711.6 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 64.7 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 49 792.5 1,378.9 1,760.0

Rockford 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 Rockford

6
Violent Crimes
97.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockford is 97.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,030.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockford each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.97% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -77.66% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockford

49
Property Crimes
792.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockford is 792.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 126.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Rockford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.97% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -42.53% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Rockford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Rapids, MI 195,913 6,643 3,390.8 2,480.7 910.1
Wyoming, MI 77,684 2,032 2,615.7 2,144.6 471.1
Kentwood, MI 53,891 1,385 2,570.0 2,182.2 387.8
Walker, MI 25,308 675 2,667.1 2,445.9 221.3
Grandville, MI 16,900 641 3,792.9 3,432.0 360.9
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,441 131 1,145.0 1,083.8 61.2
Belding, MI 5,981 57 953.0 601.9 351.1

Rockford SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
7
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