Houghton, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Houghton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 60 total crimes committed in Houghton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 784.9 total crimes per 100K people in Houghton.
  • The overall crime rate in Houghton is -66.23% below the national average.
  • Houghton ranks #159 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Houghton ranks #2,971 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Houghton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Houghton is 784.9 per 100,000 people. That's -66.23% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -57.32% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Houghton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 60 784.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 13.1 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 0 0.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 6 78.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 3 39.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 50 654.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 13.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 54 706.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Houghton 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 Houghton

6
Violent Crimes
78.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Houghton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Houghton is 78.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,274.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.77% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.58% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Houghton

54
Property Crimes
706.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.85%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Houghton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Houghton is 706.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 141.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Houghton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.85% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -48.09% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Houghton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hancock, MI 4,515 25 553.7 509.4 44.3
Laurium, MI 1,942 10 514.9 411.9 103.0
Baraga, MI 1,935 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Houghton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
2
Diversity
8
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
10
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