How has crime changed in Michigan since 1985?

Police in Michigan reported about 431 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 811 in 1986, and 1,300 property crimes in 2025 (U.S.: 1,552), down from a high of 5,759 in 1987. Rates count only the agencies that reported. Choose another state to compare.

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Crimes per 100,000 people in Michigan and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Michigan Violent, U.S. Property, Michigan Property, U.S.
1985 737.7 570.3 5,695.0 4,780.0
1986 811.2 633.6 5,757.6 5,015.3
1987 787.8 624.9 5,759.3 5,090.1
1988 749.8 630.2 5,414.0 5,045.9
1989 722.8 680.5 5,347.7 5,211.5
1990 796.9 749.8 5,265.0 5,227.0
1991 810.4 798.1 5,394.8 5,388.4
1992 778.0 785.4 4,898.4 5,089.3
1993 730.5 764.1 4,722.5 4,814.1
1994 784.6 740.4 4,708.8 4,752.4
1995 723.8 720.6 4,632.2 4,796.6
1996 677.1 658.8 4,646.9 4,553.0
1997 646.3 644.9 4,545.4 4,494.7
1998 644.2 603.8 4,186.7 4,212.6
1999 581.8 545.8 3,775.1 3,872.6
2000 555.4 534.4 3,553.5 3,751.7
2001 557.9 529.5 3,570.3 3,801.5
2002 547.6 512.9 3,401.6 3,737.7
2003 514.9 493.7 3,327.9 3,704.0
2004 495.5 478.6 3,109.3 3,599.4
2005 557.5 483.0 3,127.9 3,518.3
2006 569.1 486.9 3,266.5 3,397.1
2007 537.4 477.9 3,090.5 3,316.1
2008 518.8 463.7 2,981.5 3,252.3
2009 503.5 436.8 2,880.9 3,076.7
2010 495.7 408.1 2,767.3 2,963.4
2011 447.0 390.1 2,596.7 2,925.7
2012 457.5 390.7 2,543.3 2,881.3
2013 455.0 378.2 2,343.2 2,759.3
2014 431.0 373.7 2,061.1 2,591.8
2015 421.1 384.6 1,946.7 2,495.2
2016 461.9 399.5 1,933.1 2,469.1
2017 453.0 397.5 1,824.3 2,372.4
2018 455.9 384.8 1,683.4 2,206.8
2019 444.3 381.0 1,613.1 2,109.0
2020 496.8 399.3 1,427.8 1,955.3
2021 500.0 360.9 1,400.8 1,762.2
2022 471.0 398.2 1,590.0 1,998.5
2023 468.1 385.6 1,603.0 1,950.5
2024 442.6 363.4 1,429.0 1,766.8
2025 430.9 329.3 1,299.5 1,552.1

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI.

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