Crime in Benton, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Benton at 3.9 times the U.S. rate per resident: 5.4 times for persons crimes and 3.6 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Benton. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 67.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (16.8 violent, 50.8 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Benton is higher than 99% of the 343 other Michigan places and 99% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Benton's 15 census block groups for 14,428 residents. How Michigan residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 97.5%, summary counts only for 0.6% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 1.9% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Benton.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Benton
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 171 and 336.
- 0–500.0%
- 50–1000.0%
- 100–20036.1%
- 200–40047.4%
- 400+16.5%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 7.3 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest in the daytime
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.1% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Michigan in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Benton against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
7 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Benton's, and 4 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Benton's major-crime index is higher than 7 and lower than 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Benton Heights (1 mi), is 19% below Benton's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Benton
Is Benton safe?
Benton's major-crime index is 394, 3.9 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 99% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 5.4 times the U.S. rate, and property crimes 3.6 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Benton?
The model expects about 976 major crimes a year in Benton, about 67.6 per 1,000 residents, 3.9 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Benton?
Expected major crimes in Benton are down 7.1% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Benton?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 336 a year), aggravated assault (about 218 a year) and other larceny (about 182 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Benton?
The model expects about 111 thefts from vehicles a year in Benton, 2.9 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Benton?
The model expects about 52 motor vehicle thefts a year in Benton, 2.3 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Benton safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 319 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 484 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Benton higher than the Michigan average?
Benton's major-crime index is 394, 4.2 times the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Benton compare with Benton Heights?
Benton Heights, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 317, 19% below Benton's rate per resident. Benton's is 394.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Benton's figures add up its 15 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Benton has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 14,428. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Benton, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/benton
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