CrimeMetric

Crime in Comstock, Michigan

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Comstock at 1.8 times the U.S. rate per resident: 1.5 times for persons crimes and 1.8 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 11.2% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Comstock's 13 census block groups for 15,612 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

Why other sites show different numbers for Comstock:
  • 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 Comstock.
  • 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.
Major crime
30.1
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 175: 1.8 times the U.S. rate
1.9 times the Michigan rate
down 11.2% in a year
Persons crimes
4.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 152: 1.5 times the U.S. rate
16% above the Michigan rate
down 6.1% in a year
Property crimes
25.3
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 181: 1.8 times the U.S. rate
2.1 times the Michigan rate
down 12.1% in a year
Social disorder
19.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 84: 16% below the U.S. rate
15% below the Michigan rate
down 8.6% in a year

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 Comstock

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 52 and 166.

Map of Comstock, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5015.1%
  • 50–10038.1%
  • 100–20026.7%
  • 200–40012.5%
  • 400+7.5%

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Crime by type

Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.4 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm241
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am103
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm218
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am102
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 11.2% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-11.2%MI -6.1%-12.0%MI -11.8%
Persons crimes-6.1%MI -1.8%+0.3%MI -1.3%
Property crimes-12.1%MI -7.5%-14.3%MI -15.5%
Social disorder-8.6%MI -2.9%-4.6%MI -5.4%

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.

Similar-size places

Comstock against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

120 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Comstock's, and 146 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Comstock, MI15,612175
Thibodaux, LA15,599131
Lebanon, MO15,600102
Blythe, CA15,62787
Whitman, MA15,60352

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Comstock's major-crime index is higher than 2, lower than 3 and within 15% of 3 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Comstock Northwest (2 mi), is 1.5 times Comstock's rate.

Kalamazoo6 mi227
Galesburg4 mi218
Eastwood3 mi187
Comstock175
Westwood7 mi160
Portage8 mi130
Cooper6 mi72

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Comstock

Is Comstock safe?

Comstock's major-crime index is 175, 1.8 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 89% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 1.5 times the U.S. rate, and property crimes 1.8 times the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Comstock?

The model expects about 471 major crimes a year in Comstock, about 30.1 per 1,000 residents, 1.8 times the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Comstock?

Expected major crimes in Comstock are down 11.2% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.

What are the most common crimes in Comstock?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 169 a year), other larceny (about 97 a year) and aggravated assault (about 61 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Comstock?

The model expects about 56 thefts from vehicles a year in Comstock, 35% above the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Comstock?

The model expects about 40 motor vehicle thefts a year in Comstock, 1.6 times the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Comstock safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 103 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 241 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 Comstock higher than the Michigan average?

Comstock's major-crime index is 175, 1.9 times the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Comstock compare with Comstock Northwest?

Comstock Northwest, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 269, 1.5 times Comstock's rate per resident. Comstock's is 175.

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. Comstock's figures add up its 13 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Comstock 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: 15,612. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Comstock, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/comstock

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