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.
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
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Kalamazoo's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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