Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Michigan City, IN Crime Grade
How Michigan City grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Indiana — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Indiana
7/10
vs. Indiana cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Michigan City, IN was 197.9 per 100,000 residents (62 incidents over a population of 31,329). That puts Michigan City Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 27% below the Indiana statewide rate of 269.3.
That ranks Michigan City #2,037 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 46% of them, and #53 of 82 in Indiana. Violent crime is down 39% year over year and down 67% over the last five years.
Michigan City, IN crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Indiana Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 197.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,037 of 3,771
- IN rank
- #53 of 82
- Safer than
- 46% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 39%
- 5-year change
- down 67%
- Population
- 31,329
- Reporting agency
- Michigan City Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Michigan City Police Department (FBI ORI IN0460200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Michigan City (red), Indiana (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Michigan City vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 596.6(185) | 430.6(138) | 407.1(129) | 326.5(103) | 197.9(62) |
| Murder | 16.1(5) | 3.1(1) | 9.5(3) | 9.5(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 67.7(21) | 15.6(5) | 50.5(16) | 31.7(10) | 9.6(3) |
| Robbery | 112.9(35) | 53.0(17) | 60.0(19) | 63.4(20) | 38.3(12) |
| Aggravated assault | 399.9(124) | 358.8(115) | 287.2(91) | 221.9(70) | 150.0(47) |
| Property crime | 4308.6(1,336) | 3775.2(1,210) | 2550.2(808) | 2181.1(688) | 1311.9(411) |
| Burglary | 819.1(254) | 670.8(215) | 312.5(99) | 161.7(51) | 92.6(29) |
| Larceny | 3134.7(972) | 2726.9(874) | 1988.4(630) | 1822.9(575) | 1094.8(343) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 316.0(98) | 346.3(111) | 227.2(72) | 180.7(57) | 121.3(38) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Michigan City, IN Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Michigan City Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Michigan City calculated?
- Michigan City's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Indiana state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Indiana cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Michigan City Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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