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The Benton Harbor crime rate is much higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #378

Benton Harbor, MI	4,295.01
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Benton Harbor, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	1	33	80	139	175	341	23	4
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	10.0	329.5	798.9	1,388.1	1,747.6	3,405.2	229.7	39.9	6,226
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	3	22	60	140	304	377	25	10
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	29.9	219.1	597.7	1,394.6	3,028.2	3,755.4	249.0	99.6	6,417
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	1	14	53	168	396	439	29	8
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	9.9	139.2	527.2	1,671.0	3,938.7	4,366.4	288.4	79.6	6,516
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2009	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	8	15	112	109	127	11	4
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	74.3	139.4	1,040.9	1,013.0	1,180.3	102.2	37.2	2,476
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	9	20	91	84	140	26	5
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	84.3	187.3	852.3	786.7	1,311.2	243.5	46.8	2,400
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	6	28	103	135	126	24	1
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	56.8	265.0	974.7	1,277.6	1,192.4	227.1	9.5	2,707
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	2	9	10	153	136	209	39	4
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	18.7	83.9	93.3	1,427.0	1,268.4	1,949.3	363.7	37.3	3,572
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	13	10	215	137	213	45	2
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	119.7	92.1	1,979.7	1,261.5	1,961.3	414.4	18.4	4,046
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Benton Harbor, MI	169.67
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Benton Harbor, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	2	1	0	0	0	1
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	20.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	199
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	29.9	29.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	298
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	2	1	0	1	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	18.7	9.4	0.0	9.4	0.0	0.0	187
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	37.9	37.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	378
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	5	4	0	1	0	0
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	46.6	37.3	0.0	9.3	0.0	0.0	466
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Benton Harbor, MI	2.12
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Benton Harbor, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	18	17	1
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	179.7	169.8	10.0	1.75
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	18	17	1
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	179.3	169.3	10.0	1.74
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	17	16	1
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	169.1	159.1	9.9	1.64
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	22	20	2
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	219.3	199.4	19.9	2.09
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	24	20	4
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	224.7	187.2	37.4	2.06
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	30	24	6
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	278.8	223.0	55.8	2.51
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	35	27	8
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	327.8	252.9	74.9	2.90
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	39	30	9
	Benton Harbor, MI	Per 100,000	369.1	283.9	85.2	3.26
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	42	31	11
2005	Benton Harbor, MI	Count	44	31	13