Rockford, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Rockford:

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Rockford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 757.6 total crimes per 100K people in Rockford.
  • The overall crime rate in Rockford is -67.40% below the national average.
  • Rockford ranks #149 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Rockford ranks #2,861 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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Rockford Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Rockford is 757.6 per 100,000 people. That's -67.40% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -58.80% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Rockford
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 757.6 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 48.4 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 5 80.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 0 0.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 41 660.9 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 16.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 42 677.0 1,360.9 1,954.4

Rockford 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 Rockford

5
Violent Crimes
80.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Rockford is 80.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,240.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Rockford each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.21% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.14% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Rockford

42
Property Crimes
677.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.36%
Below The National Average
  • There were 42 property crimes in Rockford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Rockford is 677.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.7 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 -65.36% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.25% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 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 196,662 7,838 3,985.5 3,006.2 979.3
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
Walker, MI 25,067 758 3,023.9 2,828.4 195.5
Grandville, MI 15,847 520 3,281.4 3,073.1 208.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Belding, MI 6,153 112 1,820.3 1,462.7 357.5
Sparta, MI 4,293 55 1,281.2 1,048.2 232.9

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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