Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Benton Township, MI Crime Grade
How Benton Township 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 Benton Township, MI was 1716.5 per 100,000 residents (241 incidents over a population of 14,040). That puts Benton Township 428% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 306% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Benton Township #3,763 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #137 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 9% year over year and down 21% over the last five years.
Benton Township, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Michigan Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1716.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,763 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #137 of 138
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 9%
- 5-year change
- down 21%
- Population
- 14,040
- Reporting agency
- Benton Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Benton Township Police Department (FBI ORI MI1124900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Benton Township (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Benton Township 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 | 2178.5(310) | 1690.2(238) | 1572.9(222) | 1880.3(264) | 1716.5(241) |
| Murder | 21.1(3) | 42.6(6) | 42.5(6) | 21.4(3) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 119.5(17) | 191.7(27) | 99.2(14) | 121.1(17) | 99.7(14) |
| Robbery | 168.7(24) | 134.9(19) | 85.0(12) | 135.3(19) | 64.1(9) |
| Aggravated assault | 1869.3(266) | 1320.9(186) | 1346.2(190) | 1602.6(225) | 1552.7(218) |
| Property crime | 4771.6(679) | 5851.9(824) | 5781.5(816) | 6481.5(910) | 5477.2(769) |
| Burglary | 611.4(87) | 482.9(68) | 474.7(67) | 605.4(85) | 413.1(58) |
| Larceny | 3626.1(516) | 4346.3(612) | 4059.8(573) | 4928.8(692) | 4658.1(654) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 498.9(71) | 987.1(139) | 1225.7(173) | 933.0(131) | 391.7(55) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Benton Township, 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 Benton Township 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 Benton Township calculated?
- Benton Township'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 Benton Township 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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