Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Norton Shores, MI Crime Grade
How Norton Shores 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
5/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Norton Shores, MI was 275.1 per 100,000 residents (69 incidents over a population of 25,083). That puts Norton Shores Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 35% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Norton Shores (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Norton Shores 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 | 194.4(48) | 237.8(60) | 240.0(60) | 192.0(48) | 275.1(69) |
| Murder | 4.1(1) | 7.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 48.6(12) | 63.4(16) | 80.0(20) | 40.0(10) | 39.9(10) |
| Robbery | 20.3(5) | 19.8(5) | 24.0(6) | 4.0(1) | 4.0(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 121.5(30) | 146.7(37) | 136.0(34) | 148.0(37) | 231.2(58) |
| Property crime | 2065.7(510) | 2334.9(589) | 2036.3(509) | 1891.9(473) | 1694.4(425) |
| Burglary | 174.2(43) | 170.5(43) | 180.0(45) | 172.0(43) | 199.3(50) |
| Larceny | 1790.3(442) | 1990.0(502) | 1712.3(428) | 1507.9(377) | 1395.4(350) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 93.2(23) | 162.5(41) | 144.0(36) | 204.0(51) | 91.7(23) |
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: Norton Shores'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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