Hancock, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hancock, MI Summary

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

  • There were 25 total crimes committed in Hancock the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 553.7 total crimes per 100K people in Hancock.
  • The overall crime rate in Hancock is -76.18% below the national average.
  • Hancock ranks #106 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Hancock ranks #2,029 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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Hancock Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hancock is 553.7 per 100,000 people. That's -76.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.89% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hancock
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 25 553.7 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 44.3 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 2 44.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 1 22.1 233.1 269.8
Larceny 19 420.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 66.4 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 23 509.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Hancock 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 Hancock

2
Violent Crimes
44.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-88.02%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Hancock in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hancock is 44.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,257.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hancock each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -88.02% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -90.73% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hancock

23
Property Crimes
509.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-73.94%
Below The National Average
  • There were 23 property crimes in Hancock in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hancock is 509.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 196.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hancock each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -73.94% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -62.57% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hancock

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Houghton, MI 7,644 60 784.9 706.4 78.5
Laurium, MI 1,942 10 514.9 411.9 103.0

Hancock SnackAbility

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