Michigan City, IN Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Michigan City

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Michigan City_{/100k people}	Indiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	1,630	n/a (estimate)	5,181	2,994	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Michigan City_{/100k people}	Indiana_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	2	n/a	6.4	6.6	5.3
Rape	19	n/a	60.4	37.7	40.4
Robbery	50	n/a	158.9	110.5	102.8
Assault	115	n/a	365.6	249.9	248.5
Violent crime	186	n/a (estimate)	591	405	386
Burglary	213	n/a	677.1	514.0	468.9
Theft	1,131	n/a	3,595.2	1,853.3	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	100	n/a	317.9	222.1	236.9
Property crime	1,444	n/a (estimate)	4,590	2,589	2,451

The table above offers a complete overview of all reported annual crimes in Michigan City, IN. The total number of reported crimes in Michigan City, IN is shown and for comparison purposes, each crime is also displayed based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people. The crimes are also broken down into two categories; violent crimes and property crimes. The table shows that the overall Michigan City, IN crime rate is 73% higher than the Indiana average and is 83% higher than the national average. Looking at violent crime specifically, Michigan City, IN has a violent crime rate that is 46% higher than the Indiana average and 53% higher than the national average. For property crime, Michigan City, IN is 77% higher than the Indiana average and 87% higher than the national average.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI	1,436	66	275	341
Long Beach, IN	1,090	57	363	420
Three Oaks, MI	1,522	175	729	904
Trail Creek, IN	2,037	123	786	909
Burns Harbor, IN	1,301	124	792	916
Porter, IN	4,873	82	963	1,045
Michiana Shores, IN	238	164	1,046	1,210
Michigan City, IN	31,374	591	4,590	5,181

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Michigan City is 83% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 14.2 daily crimes that occur in Michigan City.
Michigan City is safer than 13% of the cities in the United States.
In Michigan City you have a 1 in 20 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Michigan City has not changed.

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Compare Michigan City, IN Crime To Other Cities

Daily Crime In Michigan City (per 100,000 people)

The graph above illustrates the number of daily crimes in Michigan City, IN per 100,000 people. For comparison purposes, the number of daily crimes is also reported for Indiana and on a national level. In Michigan City, IN the total number of daily crimes is 1.73 times more than the Indiana average and 1.83 times more than the national average. The number of daily violent crimes in Michigan City, IN is 1.46 times more than the Indiana average and 1.53 times more than the national average. With regards to property crimes, Michigan City, IN has a daily crime rate that is 1.77 times more than the Indiana average and 1.87 times more than the national average.

How Safe is Michigan City (higher is better)

Compared to the other cities in Indiana and cities in all other U.S. states, how safe is Michigan City, IN? From the gauges displayed above, you will notice that Michigan City, IN has been ranked safer than 12% of other cities in the state of Indiana. In addition, Michigan City, IN is safer than 13% of cities in the entire United States. To achieve these results, all Indiana and United States cities were analyzed to determine how many locations had a lower crime rate than Michigan City, IN. By studying this data, it was possible to determine that Michigan City, IN is below average in safety when compared with other United States cities.

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Michigan City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Michigan City is 1 in 170

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Michigan City is 1 in 22

The chance of being a victim of crime in Michigan City is 1 in 20

Are you interested in knowing the odds that you will be a crime victim in Michigan City, IN? Just look at the above illustrations to see what your chances are of becoming a victim of any crime, such as property crime or violent crime, in this city. In Michigan City, IN, you have a 1 in 170 chance of falling victim to a violent crime, such as rape, robbery, assault, or even murder. In terms of property crime, your chances of being a victim are 1 in 22. These crimes include theft, vehicle theft, and burglary. Your overall chance of being a victim of crime in Michigan City, IN is 1 in 20.

Year Over Year Crime In Michigan City (per 100,000 people)

The year over year change in crime helps to understand whether crime in Michigan City, IN is on the rise or declining. Analysts use this measure in order to eliminate the effect of changes in crime by the season. Year over year change in crime is shown for violent, property and total crimes per 100,000 people in the graph above. Clearly, the violent crime rate in Michigan City, IN has increased by 130%, while the property crime rate in Michigan City, IN has decreased by 7% year over year. Summing up the numbers, Michigan City, IN has not changed with regards to total crimes year over year.

Michigan City police department

Item	Michigan City	Indiana	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	101	8,766	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.2	2.4	3.3

There are a total of 101 Michigan City police officers. This results in 3.2 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 35.5% greater than the Indiana average and 1.5% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Indiana

State	Total offenders	Indiana_/100K	National_/100K
Indiana	11,165	179	222

There are a total of 11,165 sex offenders in Indiana. This yields a total of 179 sex offenders in Indiana per 100,000 residents which is 19% less than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Fruit Cove, FL	31,419	186	1,161	1,347
West Little River, FL	31,296	633	3,957	4,590
Marrero, LA	31,454	710	4,135	4,845
Garfield, NJ	31,456	279	1,818	2,098
Galesburg, IL	31,469	399	3,174	3,573
Michigan City, IN	31,374	591	4,590	5,181

Source: The Michigan City, IN crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.