Alpena, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Alpena, MI Summary

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

  • There were 169 total crimes committed in Alpena the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,665.7 total crimes per 100K people in Alpena.
  • The overall crime rate in Alpena is -28.33% below the national average.
  • Alpena ranks #302 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Alpena ranks #5,775 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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Alpena Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Alpena is 1,665.7 per 100,000 people. That's -28.33% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -9.42% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Alpena
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 169 1,665.7 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 30 295.7 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 48 473.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 14 138.0 233.1 269.8
Larceny 97 956.0 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 10 98.6 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 121 1,192.6 1,360.9 1,954.4

Alpena 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 Alpena

48
Violent Crimes
473.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 48 violent crimes in Alpena in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Alpena is 473.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 211.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Alpena each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -1.03% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Alpena

121
Property Crimes
1,192.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-38.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 121 property crimes in Alpena in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Alpena is 1,192.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 83.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Alpena each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -38.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -12.37% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Alpena

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Rogers, MN 13,438 286 2,128.3 2,024.1 104.2

Alpena SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
10
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