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Dowagiac, MI Crime and Crime Rate

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The Dowagiac crime rate is higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #357

Dowagiac, MI	2,491.13
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.

Dowagiac, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2009	Dowagiac, MI	Count	0	4	2	14	32	253	10	2
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	70.5	35.3	246.9	564.4	4,462.1	176.4	35.3	2,140
	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
2007	Dowagiac, MI	Count	1	5	9	28	41	240	12	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	16.9	84.6	152.2	473.5	693.4	4,058.9	202.9	16.9	2,842
	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

Hate Crime Index

Dowagiac, MI	231.67
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.

Dowagiac, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2009	Dowagiac, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	17.6	17.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	176
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	52.1	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	520
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	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

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Dowagiac, MI	2.43
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.

Dowagiac, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	259.0	241.8	17.3	2.50
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	256.8	239.7	17.1	2.48
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	256.5	239.4	17.1	2.48
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	255.3	238.3	17.0	2.47
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	270.3	252.3	18.0	2.61
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	15	14	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	264.6	246.9	17.6	2.56
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	16	15	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	277.8	260.5	17.4	2.69
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	16	15	1
	Dowagiac, MI	Per 100,000	270.6	253.7	16.9	2.62
	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	Dowagiac, MI	Count	16	15	1
2005	Dowagiac, MI	Count	16	15	1