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Muskegon Heights, MI Crime and Crime Rate

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The Muskegon Heights crime rate is much higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #386

Muskegon Heights, MI	5,829.85
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Muskegon Heights, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	8	17	33	136	259	503	52	15
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	73.9	157.0	304.8	1,256.2	2,392.4	4,646.2	480.3	138.6	6,212
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	3	27	45	131	203	449	55	6
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	27.9	250.7	417.9	1,216.6	1,885.2	4,169.8	510.8	55.7	5,758
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	15	52	132	274	359	59	15
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	9.3	138.8	481.2	1,221.5	2,535.6	3,322.2	546.0	138.8	5,155
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	17	41	119	340	472	63	16
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	9.2	156.7	377.9	1,097.0	3,134.2	4,351.0	580.8	147.5	5,538
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.2	44.0	105.2	289.9	724.9	1,629.0	258.2	NA	1,660
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2009	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	3	23	64	136	377	601	96	10
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	25.9	198.7	552.8	1,174.6	3,256.2	5,190.9	829.2	86.4	6,730
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	20	39	154	290	634	84	9
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	8.6	172.5	336.3	1,328.0	2,500.9	5,467.4	724.4	77.6	5,808
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	15	48	155	187	621	108	22
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	8.5	128.2	410.3	1,325.0	1,598.6	5,308.6	923.2	188.1	5,307
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	2	27	53	165	198	579	102	22
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	17.0	229.0	449.5	1,399.3	1,679.1	4,910.1	865.0	186.6	5,982
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	0	21	43	159	231	806	121	10
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	177.7	363.9	1,345.5	1,954.8	6,820.7	1,023.9	84.6	5,979
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Muskegon Heights, MI	138.22
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Muskegon Heights, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	55.7	55.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	557
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	9.3	9.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	92
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	8.8	8.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	87
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	2	2	0	0	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	17.1	17.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	170
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	4	3	0	1	0	0
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	33.9	25.4	0.0	8.5	0.0	0.0	339
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Muskegon Heights, MI	1.53
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Muskegon Heights, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	21	19	2
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	194.0	175.5	18.5	1.85
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	18	16	2
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	167.2	148.6	18.6	1.58
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	138.8	129.6	9.3	1.34
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	16	15	1
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	147.5	138.3	9.2	1.43
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	19	17	2
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	166.4	148.9	17.5	1.58
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	19	16	3
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	164.1	138.2	25.9	1.51
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	25	22	3
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	215.6	189.7	25.9	2.03
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	24	21	3
	Muskegon Heights, MI	Per 100,000	205.2	179.5	25.6	1.92
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	24	21	3
2005	Muskegon Heights, MI	Count	24	21	3