Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Midland, MI Crime Grade
How Midland 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
3/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Midland, MI was 114.5 per 100,000 residents (49 incidents over a population of 42,813). That puts Midland Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 73% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Midland #1,284 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 66% of them, and #37 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 11% year over year and down 11% over the last five years.
Midland, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 114.5 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,284 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #37 of 138
- Safer than
- 66% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 11%
- 5-year change
- down 11%
- Population
- 42,813
- Reporting agency
- Midland Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Midland Police Department (FBI ORI MI5658300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Midland (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Midland 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 | 129.3(54) | 120.2(51) | 122.3(52) | 128.8(55) | 114.5(49) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 4.7(2) | 0.0(0) | 2.3(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 52.7(22) | 40.1(17) | 40.0(17) | 44.5(19) | 30.4(13) |
| Robbery | 2.4(1) | 0.0(0) | 4.7(2) | 2.3(1) | 4.7(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 74.2(31) | 75.4(32) | 77.6(33) | 79.6(34) | 79.4(34) |
| Property crime | 718.4(300) | 801.4(340) | 609.2(259) | 674.3(288) | 499.8(214) |
| Burglary | 57.5(24) | 190.9(81) | 49.4(21) | 51.5(22) | 37.4(16) |
| Larceny | 625.0(261) | 577.5(245) | 524.5(223) | 597.0(255) | 429.8(184) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 35.9(15) | 25.9(11) | 28.2(12) | 25.8(11) | 32.7(14) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Midland, 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 Midland 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 Midland calculated?
- Midland'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 Midland 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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