The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Presque Isle County, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Presque Isle County

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Presque Isle County. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Presque Isle County, MI Map of Crime Rates
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A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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A-
Other Crime Grade
A-

$6.51 million

Cost of Crime™ for Presque Isle County, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,001 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Presque Isle County with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Presque Isle County, MI Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US county, where Presque Isle County's combined rate is lower than the norm. Presque Isle County sits in the 80th percentile, ahead of 80% of counties and behind 20%. The grade covers only Presque Isle County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The overall crime rate in Presque Isle County is 21.32 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 26 in the west areas to 1 in 92 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Presque Isle County, MI report the most crime, about 77 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Presque Isle County, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Presque Isle County for 2025 is $6,512,164, about $485 per resident and $1,001 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.7%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Presque Isle County Compared to Other Counties?

Presque Isle County, MI: $485
Wayne County, MI: $853
Ottawa County, MI: $197
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Presque Isle County is $485 per year, which is $21 more than the national average and $1 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Presque Isle County:
  • In Wayne County, MI, crime costs $853 per person, which is $368 more than in Presque Isle County.
  • In Ottawa County, MI, crime costs $197 per person, which is $288 less than in Presque Isle County

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Presque Isle County for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Presque Isle County
Cost per Presque Isle County Resident
Murder
$3.00 million
$223
Rape/Sexual Assault
$836,747
$62
Robbery
$196,741
$15
Assault
$771,756
$58
Kidnapping
$74,090
$6
Vehicle Theft
$100,991
$8
Burglary
$307,153
$23
Theft
$560,982
$42
Arson
$41,665
$3
Vandalism
$341,271
$25
Animal Cruelty
$10,043
$1
Drug Crimes
$202,025
$15
Identity Theft
$72,693
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$6,512,164
$485

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Presque Isle County, MI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Presque Isle County totals $24,125,056 ($1,798 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $30,637,221 ($2,283 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The north part of the county holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Presque Isle County has 6, do the same, and of Presque Isle County's 13,418 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Presque Isle County Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Presque Isle County residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.003
Robbery
0.4661
Rape
1.028
Murder
0.1188
Total Violent Crime
3.616 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
8.073
Vehicle Theft
0.4861
Burglary
2.524
Arson
0.1286
Total Property Crime
11.21 (A-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0911
Drug Crimes
2.035
Vandalism
3.560
Identity Theft
0.6999
Animal Cruelty
0.1012
Total "Other" Rate
6.488 (A-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of crime in Presque Isle County is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Presque Isle County.

Nearby County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B
D
B-
B+
C+
B
B+
C+
B+
B+
C+
B
A-
C+
A-
A-
C+
A-
A+
B-
A+
A
B+
A
B
D+
B
B
B+
B+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Presque Isle County is lower versus other counties of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D-
C
C
A-
B
B
A-
A-
A-
A-
A+
A+
B-
B
B
A-
A-
A-
B-
C+
C+
B-
B+
B+
D+
B+
B+
D-
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Presque Isle County is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Presque Isle County, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 27% actual proficiency versus 31% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Presque Isle County schools on SchoolGrade

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