Crime in Gibbs City, MI

Gibbs City is a township of 110 in Iron County · Updated November 2026

Is Gibbs City, MI safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Gibbs City has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 97% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 980 of 1,000
Safer than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

97% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Gibbs City as a whole, and 3% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Gibbs City scores 980.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 974 of 1,000Less violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
A+
Property crimeSafety score 989 of 1,000Less property crime than nearly all US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Gibbs City

Map of Gibbs City shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Gibbs City, MI at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Gibbs 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


Crime rates and types in Gibbs City

CrimeGrade™ estimates Gibbs City has about 82 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and more than double the rate for Michigan.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Assault is the most common crime in Gibbs City, about 37% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.570.05
RapeAunder 16.20.38
RobberyA+under 10.200.62
AssaultA+330.212.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+216.22.4
TheftA+19.913.1
Vehicle theftA+under 12.02.7
ArsonA+under 11.70.12
VandalismA+215.35.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.


How Gibbs City compares with nearby cities

Gibbs City has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only Sidnaw has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Gibbs CityA+980A+A+110
Mineral Hills 8 milesA+972A+A+35
Beechwood 9 milesA+980A+A+257
Iron River 10 milesA+930AA+4,860
Stambaugh 11 milesA+957A+A+91
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Amasa 11 milesA+978A+A+324
Caspian 12 milesA922AA+983
Gaastra 13 milesA+948A+A+280
Scott Lake 15 milesA+960A+A+112
Fortune Lake 15 milesA+976A+A+327
Sidnaw 18 milesA+986A+A+106

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Gibbs City. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Gibbs City has more crime than 50% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Gibbs CityA+980A+A+110
Lay, COA+994A+A+110
Hallock, ILA+989A+A+110
Denmark, ILA+982A+A+110
Seney, MIA+980A+A+110
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
New, KYA+977A+A+110
Faye, KYA+975A+A+110
Green Meadows, INA+958A+A+110
Dogtown, TNA+924AA+110
Leonidas, MNA910A+A110
Port Acres, TXA877AA110

What crime costs Gibbs City

Crime costs Gibbs City about $4,390 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, more than triple the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $1.3 million a year, or $11,522 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$120,000$1,063
Rape$41,000$371
Robbery$680$6
Assault$44,000$399
Burglary$16,000$145
Theft$5,600$51
Vehicle theft$3,400$31
Arson$4,500$41
Vandalism$12,000$108
Total$240,000$2,216

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Gibbs City means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Gibbs City is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Gibbs City

Schools in Gibbs City, MI average a SchoolGrade of B: 39% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Gibbs City on SchoolGrade