Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Saginaw, MI Crime Grade
How Saginaw 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 Saginaw, MI was 2260.9 per 100,000 residents (966 incidents over a population of 42,727). That puts Saginaw Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 435% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Saginaw #3,770 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 0% of them, and #138 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and down 2% over the last five years.
Saginaw, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Michigan Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 2260.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,770 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #138 of 138
- Safer than
- 0% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- down 2%
- Population
- 42,727
- Reporting agency
- Saginaw Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Saginaw Police Department (FBI ORI MI7371700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
About Saginaw, MI
Also known as
- Fort Saginaw
History
Derived from an Ojibwa Indian word meaning "Sauk place," referring to the Sauk or Sac Indians.
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. Saginaw (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Saginaw 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 | 2304.1(1,094) | 2123.7(927) | 2263.5(977) | 2224.8(954) | 2260.9(966) |
| Murder | 33.7(16) | 45.8(20) | 30.1(13) | 46.6(20) | 30.4(13) |
| Rape | 94.8(45) | 112.3(49) | 113.5(49) | 137.6(59) | 147.4(63) |
| Robbery | 111.6(53) | 110.0(48) | 125.1(54) | 135.3(58) | 86.6(37) |
| Aggravated assault | 2064.0(980) | 1855.6(810) | 1994.8(861) | 1905.3(817) | 1996.4(853) |
| Property crime | 1621.7(770) | 2148.9(938) | 2309.8(997) | 2059.2(883) | 1966.0(840) |
| Burglary | 471.8(224) | 602.5(263) | 572.2(247) | 543.4(233) | 507.9(217) |
| Larceny | 869.8(413) | 1159.2(506) | 1325.2(572) | 1152.1(494) | 1100.0(470) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 229.6(109) | 313.9(137) | 317.4(137) | 303.2(130) | 290.2(124) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Saginaw, 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 Saginaw 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 Saginaw calculated?
- Saginaw'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 Saginaw 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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