Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Kalamazoo, MI Crime Grade
How Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo, MI was 1077.2 per 100,000 residents (789 incidents over a population of 73,244). That puts Kalamazoo Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 155% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Kalamazoo #3,702 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 2% of them, and #134 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and down 33% over the last five years.
Kalamazoo, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Michigan Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 1077.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,702 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #134 of 138
- Safer than
- 2% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- down 33%
- Population
- 73,244
- Reporting agency
- Kalamazoo Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Kalamazoo Police Department (FBI ORI MI3949900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Kalamazoo, MI
Also known as
- Bronson
History
Settled in 1829; originally named Bronson for Titus Bronson of Connecticut who built the first log cabin there. Renamed in 1836 for the Indian word Kikalamazoo, reported to mean either "mirage", "reflecting river", "place where the water boils", "stones seen in the water from which reflection looks like otters", or "the rapids at the river crossing". Incorporated as a village in 1838 and as a city in 1883.
Name history sourced from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain federal geographic-names data.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Kalamazoo (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Kalamazoo 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 | 1600.2(1,219) | 1519.0(1,106) | 1258.2(913) | 1289.0(941) | 1077.2(789) |
| Murder | 17.1(13) | 15.1(11) | 30.3(22) | 13.7(10) | 9.6(7) |
| Rape | 153.6(117) | 148.3(108) | 135.1(98) | 149.3(109) | 135.2(99) |
| Robbery | 139.1(106) | 171.7(125) | 141.9(103) | 165.7(121) | 105.1(77) |
| Aggravated assault | 1290.4(983) | 1183.9(862) | 950.9(690) | 960.2(701) | 827.4(606) |
| Property crime | 4496.0(3,425) | 4579.0(3,334) | 4236.2(3,074) | 3508.1(2,561) | 2940.9(2,154) |
| Burglary | 821.7(626) | 874.9(637) | 752.4(546) | 623.3(455) | 472.4(346) |
| Larceny | 2857.7(2,177) | 3102.6(2,259) | 2854.0(2,071) | 2316.4(1,691) | 2023.4(1,482) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 769.2(586) | 542.5(395) | 577.4(419) | 515.1(376) | 405.5(297) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Kalamazoo, 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 Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo calculated?
- Kalamazoo'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 Kalamazoo 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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