Houghton County, MI Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Houghton County in green. The most dangerous areas in Houghton County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Houghton County, MI Safe from Robbery?

The B- grade means the rate of robbery is slightly lower than the average US county. Houghton County is in the 60th percentile for safety, meaning 40% of counties are safer and 60% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Houghton County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of robbery in Houghton County is 0.3898 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Houghton County generally consider the central part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Houghton County may be as high as 1 in 1,697 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 3,789 in the central part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the northeast parts of Houghton County, MI: about 6 per year. The northwest part of Houghton County has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Houghton County's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Houghton County to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Houghton County is less safe than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Houghton County, MI

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Houghton County about $487,611 in 2025, or roughly $12 per resident. This is part of Houghton County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Houghton County, including every crime type and how Houghton County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Houghton County's crime maps on the Houghton County overall crime page.

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Individual Houghton County Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of robbery in Houghton County is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Houghton County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Keweenaw County, MI	C-	D+	C-	D-
Baraga County, MI	C-	C-	D+	D+
Ontonagon County, MI	B-	D+	B-	C
Lake County, MN	C	B+	C-	D
Douglas County, WI	C-	B	C-	C-
St. Louis County, MN	D-	C-	D-	D-
Carlton County, MN	C-	B	D	D
Itasca County, MN	C-	B	D	D-
Cass County, MN	B-	C+	C+	D
Beltrami County, MN	D-	C-	F	D-

Robbery in County with Similar Populations

Houghton County is lower versus other counties of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Knox County, KY	C	B	B	C
Lee County, IL	A	A-	A-	D
Lee County, IA	C+	B-	B-	A
Lee County, GA	A	B+	B+	A-
Le Sueur County, MN	A-	A	A	C+
Lawrence County, AL	C+	B-	B-	C+
Lassen County, CA	C	D	D	F
Lares Municipio, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Lake County, MT	C-	D	D	A-
Lafayette County, MO	C+	B-	B-	C+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Houghton County, MI average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Houghton County schools on SchoolGrade

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