Kent City, MI Crime Rates & Map

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Total crime 60%

Violent crime 43%

Property crime 63%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects the 2019 calendar year and was released from the FBI in September, 2020; this is the most current data available.

Crime data for this area is not available from the FBI, so estimates are used based on demographic data including, but not limited to: home prices, income per capita and population density.
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Kent City_{/100k people}	Michigan_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	0	n/a (estimate)	993 (estimate)	2,022	2,489
Murder	n/a	n/a	n/a	5.6	5.0
Rape	n/a	n/a	n/a	72.4	42.6
Robbery	n/a	n/a	n/a	53.6	81.6
Assault	n/a	n/a	n/a	305.9	250.2
Violent crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	215 (estimate)	437	379
Burglary	n/a	n/a	n/a	286.1	340.5
Theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	1,121.3	1,549.5
Vehicle theft	n/a	n/a	n/a	177.7	219.9
Property crime	n/a	n/a (estimate)	778 (estimate)	1,585	2,110

Key findings

Kent City crime rates are 60% lower than the national average
Violent crimes in Kent City are 43% lower than the national average
In Kent City you have a 1 in 101 chance of becoming a victim of crime
Kent City is safer than 59% of the cities in the United States
Year over year crime in Kent City has decreased by 4%

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The Kent City crime map provides a detailed overview of all crimes in Kent City as reported by the local law enforcement agency. Based on the color coded legend above, the crime map outlines the areas with lower crime compared to the areas with higher crime. The Kent City crime heat map offers insight into the total crimes on a block group level.

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Kent City

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Kent City is 1 in 467

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Kent City is 1 in 129

The chance of being a victim of crime in Kent City is 1 in 101

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

Kent City police department

Item	Kent City	Michigan	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	n/a	10,515	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	n/a	2.1	3.3

Sex offenders in Michigan

State	Total offenders	Michigan_/100K	National_/100K
Michigan	40,460	414	266

There are a total of 40,460 sex offenders in Michigan. This yields a total of 414 sex offenders in Michigan per 100,000 residents which is 56% greater 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}
Ravenna, MI	1,189	178	647	826
Howard City, MI	1,799	223	810	1,033
Rockford, MI	6,044	141	941	1,082
Cedar Springs, MI	3,617	269	974	1,243
Coopersville, MI	4,329	328	1,189	1,517
Grant, MI	844	112	1,457	1,570
Northview, MI	15,393	390	1,415	1,805
Kent City, MI	1,186	215	778	993

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Leupp, AZ	1,186	248	1,328	1,576
Pamplico, SC	1,186	573	1,229	1,802
Heppner, OR	1,186	140	1,349	1,490
Sunflower, MS	1,186	146	1,251	1,398
San Antonito, NM	1,186	120	449	569
Kent City, MI	1,186	215	778	993

Source: The Kent City, MI crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2019. 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.

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