Crime in Van Buren, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Van Buren at 31% above the U.S. rate per resident: about the same for persons crimes and 38% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 13.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Van Buren. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 22.5 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (3.1 violent, 19.4 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Van Buren is higher than 80% of the 343 other Michigan places and 77% 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 Van Buren's 22 census block groups for 29,848 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 Van Buren.
- 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 Van Buren
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 54 and 102.
- 0–5021.9%
- 50–10049.2%
- 100–20016.6%
- 200–4008.1%
- 400+4.2%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.2 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 13.2% 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.
Van Buren against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
143 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Van Buren's, and 122 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Van Buren's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Belleville (1 mi), is 49% below Van Buren's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Van Buren
Is Van Buren safe?
Van Buren's major-crime index is 131, 31% above the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 80% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are about the U.S. rate, and property crimes 38% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Van Buren?
The model expects about 671 major crimes a year in Van Buren, about 22.5 per 1,000 residents, 31% above the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Van Buren?
Expected major crimes in Van Buren are up 13.2% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Van Buren?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 304 a year), theft from vehicle (about 119 a year) and other larceny (about 103 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Van Buren?
The model expects about 119 thefts from vehicles a year in Van Buren, 1.5 times the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Van Buren?
The model expects about 34 motor vehicle thefts a year in Van Buren, 28% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Van Buren safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 135 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 168 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 Van Buren higher than the Michigan average?
Van Buren's major-crime index is 131, 41% above the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Van Buren compare with Belleville?
Belleville, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 67, 49% below Van Buren's rate per resident. Van Buren's is 131.
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. Van Buren's figures add up its 22 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Van Buren 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: 29,848. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Van Buren, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/van-buren
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