Kentwood, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Kentwood, MI Summary

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

  • There were 1,444 total crimes committed in Kentwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,675.2 total crimes per 100K people in Kentwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Kentwood is 15.10% above the national average.
  • Kentwood ranks #379 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Kentwood ranks #7,725 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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Kentwood Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Kentwood is 2,675.2 per 100,000 people. That's 15.10% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 45.48% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Kentwood
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,444 2,675.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 3.7 7.6 6.3
Robbery 25 46.3 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 182 337.2 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 241 446.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 114 211.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 798 1,478.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 291 539.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,203 2,228.7 1,360.9 1,954.4

Kentwood 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 Kentwood

241
Violent Crimes
446.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
20.74%
Above The National Average
  • There were 241 violent crimes in Kentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Kentwood is 446.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 224.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Kentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 20.74% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -6.59% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Kentwood

1,203
Property Crimes
2,228.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.04%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,203 property crimes in Kentwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Kentwood is 2,228.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Kentwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.04% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 63.77% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Kentwood

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Rapids, MI 196,662 7,838 3,985.5 3,006.2 979.3
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Walker, MI 25,067 758 3,023.9 2,828.4 195.5
Grandville, MI 15,847 520 3,281.4 3,073.1 208.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6

Kentwood SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9.5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
9
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