Saginaw, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Saginaw, MI Summary

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

  • There were 1,784 total crimes committed in Saginaw in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 4,160.4 total crimes per 100K people in Saginaw.
  • The overall crime rate in Saginaw is 96.32% above the national average.
  • Saginaw ranks #372 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Saginaw ranks #9,338 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Saginaw Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Saginaw is 4,160.4 per 100,000 people. That's 96.32% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 129.45% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Saginaw
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,784 4,160.4 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 19 44.3 5.2 5.0
Robbery 58 135.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 810 1,889.0 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 944 2,201.5 434.3 359.0
Burglary 230 536.4 184.2 229.0
Larceny 484 1,128.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 126 293.8 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 840 1,959.0 1,378.9 1,760.0

Saginaw 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 Saginaw

944
Violent Crimes
2,201.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
513.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 944 violent crimes in Saginaw in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Saginaw is 2,201.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Saginaw each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 513.23% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 406.87% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Saginaw

840
Property Crimes
1,959.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
11.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 840 property crimes in Saginaw in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Saginaw is 1,959.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 51.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Saginaw each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 11.30% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 42.07% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Saginaw

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Midland, MI 42,712 332 777.3 655.6 121.7
Frankenmuth, MI 5,209 46 883.1 652.7 230.4

Saginaw SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
9
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