Crime in Muskegon Township, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Muskegon Township at 9% above the U.S. rate per resident: 24% lower for persons crimes and 16% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.6% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Muskegon Township. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 18.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.4 violent, 16.2 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Muskegon Township is higher than 72% of the 343 other Michigan places and 68% 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 Muskegon Township's 12 census block groups for 17,592 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 Muskegon Township.
- 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 Muskegon Township
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 50 and 135.
- 0–5025.4%
- 50–10020.6%
- 100–20044.7%
- 200–4009.3%
- 400+0.0%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 2.0 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 7.6% 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.
Muskegon Township against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
446 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Muskegon Township's, and 342 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Muskegon Township's major-crime index is higher than 3, lower than 4 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Muskegon (3 mi), is 33% above Muskegon Township's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Muskegon Township
Is Muskegon Township safe?
Muskegon Township's major-crime index is 109, 9% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 72% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 24% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 16% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Muskegon Township?
The model expects about 328 major crimes a year in Muskegon Township, about 18.6 per 1,000 residents, 9% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Muskegon Township?
Expected major crimes in Muskegon Township are down 7.6% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Muskegon Township?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 113 a year), other larceny (about 109 a year) and aggravated assault (about 34 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Muskegon Township?
The model expects about 28 thefts from vehicles a year in Muskegon Township, 40% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Muskegon Township?
The model expects about 18 motor vehicle thefts a year in Muskegon Township, 37% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Muskegon Township safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 88 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 129 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 Muskegon Township higher than the Michigan average?
Muskegon Township's major-crime index is 109, 17% above the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Muskegon Township compare with Muskegon?
Muskegon, 3 miles away, has a major-crime index of 144, 33% above Muskegon Township's rate per resident. Muskegon Township's is 109.
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. Muskegon Township's figures add up its 12 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Muskegon Township 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: 17,592. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Muskegon Township, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/muskegon-township
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