Bad Axe, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Bad Axe, MI Summary

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

  • There were 53 total crimes committed in Bad Axe the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,758.5 total crimes per 100K people in Bad Axe.
  • The overall crime rate in Bad Axe is -24.34% below the national average.
  • Bad Axe ranks #313 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Bad Axe ranks #5,981 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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Bad Axe Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bad Axe is 1,758.5 per 100,000 people. That's -24.34% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -4.37% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bad Axe
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 53 1,758.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 99.5 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 6 199.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 7 232.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 40 1,327.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 0 0.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 47 1,559.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Bad Axe 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 Bad Axe

6
Violent Crimes
199.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-46.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Bad Axe in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bad Axe is 199.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 502.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bad Axe each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -46.17% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -58.35% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bad Axe

47
Property Crimes
1,559.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-20.21%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Bad Axe in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bad Axe is 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 64.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bad Axe each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -20.21% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 14.59% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bad Axe

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Minden, NE 3,031 23 758.8 725.8 33.0
Pigeon, MI 1,205 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Bad Axe SnackAbility

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