Crime in Oshtemo, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Oshtemo at 2.0 times the U.S. rate per resident: 1.7 times for persons crimes and 2.0 times for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 11.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Oshtemo. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 33.7 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (5.4 violent, 28.3 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Oshtemo is higher than 91% of the 343 other Michigan places and 91% 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 Oshtemo's 18 census block groups for 24,127 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 Oshtemo.
- 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 Oshtemo
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 87 and 242.
- 0–500.0%
- 50–10039.6%
- 100–20035.2%
- 200–40019.8%
- 400+5.4%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 4.2 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 11.1% 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.
Oshtemo against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
83 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Oshtemo's, and 113 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Oshtemo's major-crime index is higher than 5, lower than 1 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Westwood (3 mi), is 19% below Oshtemo's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Oshtemo
Is Oshtemo safe?
Oshtemo's major-crime index is 196, 2.0 times the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 91% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 1.7 times the U.S. rate, and property crimes 2.0 times the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Oshtemo?
The model expects about 814 major crimes a year in Oshtemo, about 33.7 per 1,000 residents, 2.0 times the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Oshtemo?
Expected major crimes in Oshtemo are down 11.1% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Oshtemo?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 322 a year), other larceny (about 146 a year) and aggravated assault (about 107 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Oshtemo?
The model expects about 95 thefts from vehicles a year in Oshtemo, 49% above the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Oshtemo?
The model expects about 66 motor vehicle thefts a year in Oshtemo, 1.7 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Oshtemo safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 119 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 267 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 Oshtemo higher than the Michigan average?
Oshtemo's major-crime index is 196, 2.1 times the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Oshtemo compare with Westwood?
Westwood, 3 miles away, has a major-crime index of 160, 19% below Oshtemo's rate per resident. Oshtemo's is 196.
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. Oshtemo's figures add up its 18 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Oshtemo 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: 24,127. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Oshtemo, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/oshtemo
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