Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Battle Creek, MI Crime Grade
How Battle Creek 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
10/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Battle Creek, MI was 1038.8 per 100,000 residents (636 incidents over a population of 61,225). That puts Battle Creek Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 146% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Battle Creek #3,695 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #133 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 8% year over year and down 1% over the last five years.
Battle Creek, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Michigan Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1038.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,695 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #133 of 138
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 8%
- 5-year change
- down 1%
- Population
- 61,225
- Reporting agency
- Battle Creek Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Battle Creek Police Department (FBI ORI MI1323700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Battle Creek (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Battle Creek 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 | 1052.6(633) | 1186.7(728) | 1307.2(797) | 1128.1(690) | 1038.8(636) |
| Murder | 11.6(7) | 16.3(10) | 18.0(11) | 8.2(5) | 3.3(2) |
| Rape | 108.1(65) | 163.0(100) | 132.9(81) | 112.8(69) | 130.7(80) |
| Robbery | 64.9(39) | 53.8(33) | 80.4(49) | 55.6(34) | 32.7(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 868.1(522) | 953.6(585) | 1076.0(656) | 951.6(582) | 872.2(534) |
| Property crime | 2644.1(1,590) | 2720.6(1,669) | 2978.6(1,816) | 2576.7(1,576) | 2365.0(1,448) |
| Burglary | 568.7(342) | 567.3(348) | 542.9(331) | 516.7(316) | 338.1(207) |
| Larceny | 1777.7(1,069) | 1884.4(1,156) | 1973.1(1,203) | 1723.3(1,054) | 1788.5(1,095) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 274.4(165) | 244.5(150) | 433.0(264) | 302.5(185) | 210.7(129) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Battle Creek, 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 Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek calculated?
- Battle Creek'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 Battle Creek 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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