Kalamazoo, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kalamazoo, MI Summary

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

  • There were 4,382 total crimes committed in Kalamazoo the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 6,018.4 total crimes per 100K people in Kalamazoo.
  • The overall crime rate in Kalamazoo is 158.95% above the national average.
  • Kalamazoo ranks #429 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Kalamazoo ranks #9,603 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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Kalamazoo Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kalamazoo is 6,018.4 per 100,000 people. That's 158.95% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 227.28% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kalamazoo
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,382 6,018.4 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 10 13.7 7.6 6.3
Robbery 125 171.7 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 863 1,185.3 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,104 1,516.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 633 869.4 233.1 269.8
Larceny 2,251 3,091.6 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 394 541.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 3,278 4,502.1 1,360.9 1,954.4

Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo

1,104
Violent Crimes
1,516.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
310.03%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,104 violent crimes in Kalamazoo in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kalamazoo is 1,516.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 66.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kalamazoo each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 310.03% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 217.21% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kalamazoo

3,278
Property Crimes
4,502.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
130.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,278 property crimes in Kalamazoo in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kalamazoo is 4,502.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 22.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kalamazoo each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 130.36% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 230.82% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kalamazoo

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Battle Creek, MI 61,347 2,364 3,853.5 2,679.8 1,173.7
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Vicksburg, MI 3,806 59 1,550.2 1,340.0 210.2
Mattawan, MI 2,663 72 2,703.7 1,351.9 1,351.9
Schoolcraft, MI 1,443 16 1,108.8 970.2 138.6

Kalamazoo SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
2
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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