Michigan City is a city of 37,800 in LaPorte County and the main city of the Michigan City metro area, home to 111,900 · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Michigan City?
Michigan City earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 53% of Americans live. Theft makes up 56% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 805 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
47% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Michigan City as a whole, and 53% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Michigan City scores 805.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Michigan City, IN at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Michigan City, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Michigan City
Burglaries run high for a city with an A for property crime. Michigan City has 3.1 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded A for property crime, the figure is 1.2.
One part of Michigan City stands out for theft. Thefts in Congress Park, in central Michigan City, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Michigan City
Most of Michigan City grades well for property crime: 96% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Michigan City run from A+ to C+.
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A or B 96%C 4%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Davis, northeastThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Michigan City.A906
2North End, eastClose to the rest of Michigan City on most crimes.A-814
3Edgewood, southClose to the rest of Michigan City on most crimes.A-806
4Krueger, northBurglaries run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Michigan City.B+761
5Downtown Michigan City, westBurglaries run at about double the rate in the rest of Michigan City.B625
6Congress Park, centralBurglaries run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Michigan City.B616
Neighborhood areas of Michigan City, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Michigan City
CrimeGrade™ estimates Michigan City has about 28 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% more than the US as a whole and 49% more than Indiana.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Michigan City, about 56% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Michigan City
Michigan City has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Michigan City, 62% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 43% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (62%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Michigan City and nearby cities
Michigan City has the most property crime of its 2 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Michigan City. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Michigan City has more property crime than 55% of them.
Parking lots, shops and walkability in Michigan City
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Michigan City apart: it has 3.5 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 15.9 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 91% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.15.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.82% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 69% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.48 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 60% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Michigan City
Property crime costs Michigan City about $7.2 million a year, or $189 per resident and about $475 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$1.1 million
$28
Theft
$3.0 million
$80
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$27
Arson
$100,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.9 million
$51
Total
$7.2 million
$189
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
