Oscoda County, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$3.22 million

Cost of Crime™ for Oscoda County, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $908 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oscoda County with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The D grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Oscoda County against the average US county, where the rate is higher than the norm. Oscoda County sits in the 22nd percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 22% of counties and behind 78%. The grade covers only Oscoda County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Oscoda County is 5.409 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 128 in the southeast areas to 1 in 324 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Oscoda County, MI report the most violent crime, about 14 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oscoda County, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Oscoda County is projected at $3,221,080 for 2025, about $388 per resident and $908 per household. That equals 1.4% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 41.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 45.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Oscoda County Compared to Other Counties?

Oscoda County, MI:	$388
Wayne County, MI:	$576
Ottawa County, MI:	$135
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $388 per resident each year in Oscoda County, which is $129 more than the national average and $76 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Oscoda County:

In Wayne County, MI, crime costs $576 per person, which is $188 more than in Oscoda County.
In Ottawa County, MI, crime costs $135 per person, which is $253 less than in Oscoda County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Oscoda County, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Oscoda County	Cost per Oscoda County Resident
Murder	$1.68 million	$202
Rape/Sexual Assault	$508,636	$61
Robbery	$130,081	$16
Assault	$904,975	$109
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$3,221,080	$388

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Oscoda County, MI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Oscoda County totals $13,832,958 ($1,665 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $17,054,038 ($2,053 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Oscoda County, MI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the central part of the county has more retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Oscoda County Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Oscoda County residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.794
Robbery	0.4979
Rape	1.010
Murder	0.1075
Total Violent Crime	5.409 (D)

Individual Oscoda County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of violent crime in Oscoda County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to Oscoda County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Montmorency County, MI	B+	C+	B
Crawford County, MI	A	B-	A
Ogemaw County, MI	B	C-	C+
Otsego County, MI	B+	C+	B
Alcona County, MI	A	C+	A
Roscommon County, MI	B-	D+	B-
Iosco County, MI	B+	C-	B
Alpena County, MI	B	D	B-
Kalkaska County, MI	A	B-	A+
Antrim County, MI	A+	B-	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Oscoda County is similar versus other counties of the same size for violent 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
Aleutians East Borough, AK	D-	F	F
Allen County, KS	D	D-	D-
Alleghany County, VA	B-	C-	C-
Allamakee County, IA	A-	B	B
Alger County, MI	C	C	C
Alfalfa County, OK	B-	C	C
Alexander County, IL	D+	D	D
Aleutians West Census Area, AK	C	F	F
Alcona County, MI	A	C+	C+
Alamosa County, CO	F	D-	D-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Oscoda County is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.

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