Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Niles, MI Crime Grade
How Niles 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 Niles, MI was 342.4 per 100,000 residents (40 incidents over a population of 11,681). That puts Niles 5% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 19% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Niles #2,808 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 26% of them, and #90 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 28% year over year and down 46% over the last five years.
Niles, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 342.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,808 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #90 of 138
- Safer than
- 26% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 28%
- 5-year change
- down 46%
- Population
- 11,681
- Reporting agency
- Niles Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Niles Police Department (FBI ORI MI1161900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Niles (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Niles 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 | 633.8(70) | 586.9(69) | 463.1(54) | 475.5(55) | 342.4(40) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 8.5(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 163.0(18) | 85.1(10) | 102.9(12) | 112.4(13) | 59.9(7) |
| Robbery | 72.4(8) | 59.5(7) | 94.3(11) | 25.9(3) | 25.7(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 398.4(44) | 433.8(51) | 265.9(31) | 337.2(39) | 256.8(30) |
| Property crime | 2707.1(299) | 2398.8(282) | 1783.9(208) | 1919.4(222) | 1378.3(161) |
| Burglary | 208.2(23) | 221.2(26) | 145.8(17) | 224.8(26) | 102.7(12) |
| Larceny | 2046.2(226) | 1794.8(211) | 1389.4(162) | 1504.4(174) | 1147.2(134) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 398.4(44) | 365.8(43) | 240.1(28) | 155.6(18) | 85.6(10) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Niles, 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 Niles 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 Niles calculated?
- Niles'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 Niles 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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