Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Blackman Township, MI Crime Grade
How Blackman 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
7/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Blackman Township, MI was 331.0 per 100,000 residents (130 incidents over a population of 39,280). That puts Blackman Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 22% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Blackman Township #2,767 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 27% of them, and #89 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 16% year over year and down 16% over the last five years.
Blackman Township, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 331.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,767 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #89 of 138
- Safer than
- 27% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 16%
- 5-year change
- down 16%
- Population
- 39,280
- Reporting agency
- Blackman Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Blackman Township Police Department (FBI ORI MI3889000) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Blackman Township (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Blackman 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 | 393.2(142) | 245.8(95) | 192.0(76) | 286.5(112) | 331.0(130) |
| Murder | 5.5(2) | 5.2(2) | 2.5(1) | 7.7(3) | 2.5(1) |
| Rape | 74.8(27) | 67.3(26) | 68.2(27) | 81.9(32) | 78.9(31) |
| Robbery | 13.8(5) | 10.3(4) | 12.6(5) | 5.1(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Aggravated assault | 299.1(108) | 163.0(63) | 108.6(43) | 191.9(75) | 249.5(98) |
| Property crime | 2949.2(1,065) | 2962.0(1,145) | 2470.8(978) | 2609.3(1,020) | 2502.5(983) |
| Burglary | 265.8(96) | 333.7(129) | 373.9(148) | 232.8(91) | 259.7(102) |
| Larceny | 2400.9(867) | 2385.1(922) | 1844.3(730) | 2207.7(863) | 2090.1(821) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 274.2(99) | 225.1(87) | 240.0(95) | 161.2(63) | 152.7(60) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Blackman 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 Blackman 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 Blackman Township calculated?
- Blackman 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 Blackman 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.
Nearby cities in Michigan
Comparable Michigan cities by population.
Compare Blackman Township to other places
Want crime data for your application?
SpotCrime's Real-Time Crime Data API delivers incident-level data, not just aggregate grades. Used by family-safety apps, real-estate platforms, executive protection teams, and government agencies.