Petoskey, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Petoskey, MI Summary

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

  • There were 35 total crimes committed in Petoskey the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 591.0 total crimes per 100K people in Petoskey.
  • The overall crime rate in Petoskey is -74.57% below the national average.
  • Petoskey ranks #112 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Petoskey ranks #2,172 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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Petoskey Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Petoskey is 591.0 per 100,000 people. That's -74.57% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -67.86% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Petoskey
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 35 591.0 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 84.4 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 8 135.1 478.0 369.8
Burglary 4 67.5 233.1 269.8
Larceny 19 320.8 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 4 67.5 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 27 455.9 1,360.9 1,954.4

Petoskey 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 Petoskey

8
Violent Crimes
135.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.47%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Petoskey in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Petoskey is 135.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 740.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Petoskey each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.47% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -71.74% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Petoskey

27
Property Crimes
455.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.67%
Below The National Average
  • There were 27 property crimes in Petoskey in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Petoskey is 455.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 219.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Petoskey each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -76.67% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -66.50% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Petoskey

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Harbor Springs, MI 1,289 7 543.1 387.9 155.2

Petoskey SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
9
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