Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Van Buren Township, MI Crime Grade
How Van Buren Township 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 Van Buren Township, MI was 316.6 per 100,000 residents (94 incidents over a population of 29,688). That puts Van Buren Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 25% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Van Buren Township #2,715 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 28% of them, and #85 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 6% year over year and down 7% over the last five years.
Van Buren Township, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 316.6 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,715 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #85 of 138
- Safer than
- 28% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 6%
- 5-year change
- down 7%
- Population
- 29,688
- Reporting agency
- Van Buren Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Van Buren Township Police Department (FBI ORI MI8279300) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Van Buren Township (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Van Buren Township 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 | 341.7(97) | 335.5(101) | 355.5(107) | 337.9(100) | 316.6(94) |
| Murder | 10.6(3) | 0.0(0) | 6.6(2) | 0.0(0) | 3.4(1) |
| Rape | 74.0(21) | 39.9(12) | 46.5(14) | 43.9(13) | 43.8(13) |
| Robbery | 17.6(5) | 16.6(5) | 13.3(4) | 0.0(0) | 16.8(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 239.5(68) | 279.0(84) | 289.1(87) | 294.0(87) | 252.6(75) |
| Property crime | 2081.7(591) | 2076.2(625) | 1897.2(571) | 2071.6(613) | 1616.8(480) |
| Burglary | 130.3(37) | 136.2(41) | 116.3(35) | 138.6(41) | 50.5(15) |
| Larceny | 1666.1(473) | 1674.3(504) | 1558.3(469) | 1696.5(502) | 1408.0(418) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 271.2(77) | 262.4(79) | 219.3(66) | 233.2(69) | 158.3(47) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Van Buren Township, 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 Van Buren Township 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 Van Buren Township calculated?
- Van Buren Township'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 Van Buren Township 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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