Sturgis, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Sturgis, MI Summary

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

  • There were 232 total crimes committed in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,114.3 total crimes per 100K people in Sturgis.
  • The overall crime rate in Sturgis is -0.23% below the national average.
  • Sturgis ranks #308 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Sturgis ranks #7,453 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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Sturgis Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Sturgis is 2,114.3 per 100,000 people. That's -0.23% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 16.61% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Sturgis
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 232 2,114.3 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 1 9.1 5.2 5.0
Robbery 3 27.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 28 255.2 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 45 410.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 31 282.5 184.2 229.0
Larceny 129 1,175.6 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 27 246.1 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 187 1,704.2 1,378.9 1,760.0

Sturgis 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 Sturgis

45
Violent Crimes
410.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
14.23%
Above The National Average
  • There were 45 violent crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Sturgis is 410.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 243.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 14.23% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.58% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Sturgis

187
Property Crimes
1,704.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 187 property crimes in Sturgis in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Sturgis is 1,704.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Sturgis each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.17% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 23.59% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Sturgis

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Portage, MI 49,416 1,607 3,252.0 2,974.7 277.2
Goshen, IN 34,308 925 2,696.2 2,474.6 221.5
Nappanee, IN 6,845 59 861.9 657.4 204.5
Marshall, MI 6,758 94 1,390.9 1,124.6 266.4

Sturgis SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
4
Commute
9
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