Niles, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Niles, MI Summary

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

  • There were 346 total crimes committed in Niles the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,943.2 total crimes per 100K people in Niles.
  • The overall crime rate in Niles is 26.63% above the national average.
  • Niles ranks #389 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Niles ranks #8,059 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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Niles Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Niles is 2,943.2 per 100,000 people. That's 26.63% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 60.05% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Niles
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 346 2,943.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 8.5 7.6 6.3
Robbery 7 59.5 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 51 433.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 69 586.9 478.0 369.8
Burglary 25 212.7 233.1 269.8
Larceny 209 1,777.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 43 365.8 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 277 2,356.2 1,360.9 1,954.4

Niles 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 Niles

69
Violent Crimes
586.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
58.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 69 violent crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Niles is 586.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 170.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 58.72% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 22.79% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Niles

277
Property Crimes
2,356.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
20.56%
Above The National Average
  • There were 277 property crimes in Niles in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Niles is 2,356.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Niles each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 20.56% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.14% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Niles

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
South Bend, IN 102,119 5,506 5,391.7 3,663.4 1,728.4
Mishawaka, IN 51,022 1,607 3,149.6 2,867.4 282.2
Portage, MI 48,811 1,773 3,632.4 3,314.8 317.6
Goshen, IN 34,697 1,043 3,006.0 2,755.3 250.7
Sturgis, MI 10,961 231 2,107.5 1,724.3 383.2
St. Joseph, MI 7,684 127 1,652.8 1,379.5 273.3
Nappanee, IN 6,857 75 1,093.8 962.5 131.3
Westville, IN 5,852 30 512.6 307.6 205.1
Buchanan, MI 4,179 136 3,254.4 2,416.8 837.5

Niles SnackAbility

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