Sault Ste. Marie, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sault Ste. Marie, MI Summary

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

  • There were 201 total crimes committed in Sault Ste. Marie in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,510.1 total crimes per 100K people in Sault Ste. Marie.
  • The overall crime rate in Sault Ste. Marie is -28.74% below the national average.
  • Sault Ste. Marie ranks #262 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Sault Ste. Marie ranks #6,063 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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Sault Ste. Marie Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sault Ste. Marie is 1,510.1 per 100,000 people. That's -28.74% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -16.71% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sault Ste. Marie
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 201 1,510.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 1 7.5 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 33 247.9 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 54 405.7 434.3 359.0
Burglary 9 67.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 132 991.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 6 45.1 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 147 1,104.4 1,378.9 1,760.0

Sault Ste. Marie 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 Sault Ste. Marie

54
Violent Crimes
405.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
13.01%
Above The National Average
  • There were 54 violent crimes in Sault Ste. Marie in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sault Ste. Marie is 405.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 246.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sault Ste. Marie each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 13.01% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -6.59% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sault Ste. Marie

147
Property Crimes
1,104.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.25%
Below The National Average
  • There were 147 property crimes in Sault Ste. Marie in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sault Ste. Marie is 1,104.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 90.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sault Ste. Marie each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.25% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -19.90% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Sault Ste. Marie SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
10
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