Alma, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alma, MI Summary

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

  • There were 157 total crimes committed in Alma the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,676.5 total crimes per 100K people in Alma.
  • The overall crime rate in Alma is -27.87% below the national average.
  • Alma ranks #304 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Alma ranks #5,800 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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Alma Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alma is 1,676.5 per 100,000 people. That's -27.87% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -8.83% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alma
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 157 1,676.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 1 10.7 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 26 277.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 35 373.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 13 138.8 233.1 269.8
Larceny 101 1,078.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 85.4 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 122 1,302.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Alma 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 Alma

35
Violent Crimes
373.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
1.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 35 violent crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alma is 373.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 267.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 1.06% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -21.81% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alma

122
Property Crimes
1,302.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-33.34%
Below The National Average
  • There were 122 property crimes in Alma in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alma is 1,302.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alma each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -33.34% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -4.27% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alma

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
East Lansing, MI 46,660 954 2,044.6 1,778.8 265.8
Midland, MI 42,426 384 905.1 789.6 115.5
Mount Pleasant, MI 21,363 454 2,125.2 1,839.6 285.5
Flushing, MI 8,290 50 603.1 530.8 72.4
Grand Ledge, MI 7,778 54 694.3 617.1 77.1
St. Johns, MI 7,640 63 824.6 615.2 209.4
St. Louis, MI 6,842 54 789.2 643.1 146.2
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6
Shepherd, MI 1,525 25 1,639.3 1,573.8 65.6
Breckenridge, MI 1,274 14 1,098.9 941.9 157.0

Alma SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
4
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
9
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