Saginaw County, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$72.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Saginaw County, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $913 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Saginaw 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 Saginaw County against the average US county, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Saginaw County sits in the 13th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 13% of counties and behind 87%. The grade covers only Saginaw County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Saginaw County is 6.612 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 66 in the east areas to 1 in 404 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Saginaw County, MI report the most violent crime, about 310 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 39 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Saginaw County, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Saginaw County is projected at $72,318,088 for 2025, about $379 per resident and $913 per household. That equals 1.1% 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): 42.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 43.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Saginaw County, MI:	$379
Wayne County, MI:	$576
Ottawa County, MI:	$135
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $379 per resident each year in Saginaw County, which is $121 more than the national average and $67 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Saginaw County:

In Wayne County, MI, crime costs $576 per person, which is $197 more than in Saginaw County.
In Ottawa County, MI, crime costs $135 per person, which is $244 less than in Saginaw County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Saginaw County	Cost per Saginaw County Resident
Murder	$30.1 million	$158
Rape/Sexual Assault	$11.8 million	$62
Robbery	$2.82 million	$15
Assault	$27.6 million	$145
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$72,318,088	$379

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Saginaw 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 Saginaw County totals $264,245,044 ($1,385 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $336,563,132 ($1,764 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Saginaw 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 north 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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Saginaw County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.035
Robbery	0.4698
Rape	1.024
Murder	0.0838
Total Violent Crime	6.612 (D-)

Individual Saginaw County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Bay County, MI	B-	D	B-
Midland County, MI	A+	A	A+
Tuscola County, MI	A	C	A
Genesee County, MI	C	D	C
Gratiot County, MI	A-	C	A
Shiawassee County, MI	A	B	A
Isabella County, MI	B+	C	A-
Lapeer County, MI	A+	B+	A+
Clinton County, MI	A+	B	A+
Huron County, MI	A-	C	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Saginaw County is higher 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
Racine County, WI	B-	C+	C+
Deschutes County, OR	C+	B+	B+
Minnehaha County, SD	C	B-	B-
Broome County, NY	B-	D+	D+
Butler County, PA	A+	A+	A+
Sumner County, TN	B	B-	B-
Sangamon County, IL	B+	B+	B+
Ellis County, TX	B	C+	C+
Hernando County, FL	A+	A+	A+
Livingston County, MI	A+	A-	A-

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

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