Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Alpena, MI Crime Grade
How Alpena grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
9/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
8/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Alpena, MI was 426.1 per 100,000 residents (43 incidents over a population of 10,092). That puts Alpena 31% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 1% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Alpena #3,115 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 17% of them, and #101 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 20% year over year and up 13% over the last five years.
Alpena, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (9/10)
- Michigan Grade
- D (8/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 426.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,115 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #101 of 138
- Safer than
- 17% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 20%
- 5-year change
- up 13%
- Population
- 10,092
- Reporting agency
- Alpena Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Alpena Police Department (FBI ORI MI0421500) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Alpena (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Alpena 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 | 376.5(37) | 482.9(49) | 484.4(49) | 534.2(54) | 426.1(43) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) |
| Rape | 111.9(11) | 177.4(18) | 187.8(19) | 158.3(16) | 109.0(11) |
| Robbery | 10.2(1) | 0.0(0) | 9.9(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 254.4(25) | 305.5(31) | 286.7(29) | 375.9(38) | 307.2(31) |
| Property crime | 1271.9(125) | 1222.2(124) | 1067.6(108) | 1048.7(106) | 911.6(92) |
| Burglary | 183.2(18) | 138.0(14) | 79.1(8) | 197.9(20) | 158.5(16) |
| Larceny | 987.0(97) | 965.9(98) | 889.7(90) | 761.8(77) | 703.5(71) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 81.4(8) | 98.6(10) | 89.0(9) | 59.4(6) | 39.6(4) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Alpena, MI 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 Alpena 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 Alpena calculated?
- Alpena's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Michigan state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Michigan 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 Alpena 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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