Saginaw, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D+

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C

Which crimes are included?

$53.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Saginaw, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $1,069 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Saginaw 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 F grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Saginaw against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Saginaw sits in the 6th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 6% of cities and behind 94%. The grade covers only Saginaw's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Saginaw is 8.175 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 59 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 260 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Saginaw, MI report the most violent crime, about 166 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 67 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Saginaw, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Saginaw is projected at $53,638,908 for 2025, about $454 per resident and $1,069 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): 42.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 44.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

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

Saginaw, MI:	$454
Highland Park, MI:	$1391
Pearline, MI:	$93
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $454 per resident each year in Saginaw, which is $196 more than the national average and $142 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Saginaw:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,391 per person, which is $937 more than in Saginaw.
In Pearline, MI, crime costs $93 per person, which is $361 less than in Saginaw

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Saginaw	Cost per Saginaw Resident
Murder	$22.2 million	$188
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.30 million	$62
Robbery	$2.07 million	$17
Assault	$22.1 million	$187
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$53,638,908	$454

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Saginaw, 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 totals $188,654,770 ($1,596 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $242,293,678 ($2,050 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Saginaw, 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 city 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 Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.500
Robbery	0.5557
Rape	1.019
Murder	0.1000
Total Violent Crime	8.175 (F)

Individual Saginaw Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Carrollton, MI	D-	F	D
Buena Vista, MI	F	F	D-
Zilwaukee, MI	C	D	C+
Frost, MI	A+	B+	A+
Indiantown, MI	B-	D+	C
Fosters, MI	B+	B	B
University Center, MI	B+	C+	A-
Bridgeport, MI	B-	C-	C
Freeland, MI	A	B+	A+
Roosevelt, MI	A+	A	A+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Saginaw is higher versus other cities of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Fall River, MA	C	D+	D+
Federal Way, WA	D-	C	C
Fargo, ND	D-	C	C
Fort Collins, CO	F	D	D
Fort Lauderdale, FL	C+	D	D
Florissant, MO	F	F	F
Flagstaff, AZ	D	D-	D-
Flower Mound, TX	C-	C	C
Fayetteville, NC	F	D-	D-
Florence, SC	D-	D-	D-

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

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