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Sanford, MI crime analytics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2022 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2023 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Sanford is safer than 72% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Michigan, only on the order of 28% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Sanford. If you live in Sanford, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 190. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Sanford compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Sanford with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Sanford's crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect from the statistics.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Sanford does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Sanford.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Sanford has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Sanford's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Sanford is below average to all cities and towns in the nation. This means that you are less likely to become a victim of arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, or burglary in Sanford than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 190.

Sanford Crime Data

total Crime Index

72

(100 is safest)


Safer than 72% of U.S. cities.

Sanford Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

0

4

4

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

0.00

5.26

5.26

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
0.0
4.61
National Median: 4
    Sanford
    Michigan

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 10,000

in Sanford

1 in 217

in Michigan

Sanford Violent Crimes

Population: 760
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Violent Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Report Total 21,156 133,294 220,450 893,980
Rate per 1,000 0.06 0.40 0.66 2.68

Property Crime

Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

100 75 50 25 0
5.26
15.37
National Median: 20
    Sanford
    Michigan

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 190

in Sanford

1 in 65

in Michigan

Property Crimes

Population: 760
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total Unreported Unreported Unreported
Rate per 1,000 Unreported Unreported Unreported

United States Property Crimes

Population: 333,287,557
burglary theft motor vehicle theft
Report Total 899,293 4,672,363 942,173
Rate per 1,000 2.70 14.02 2.83

Sanford Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
3
25
National Median: 27.0
    Sanford
    Michigan

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Zip Codes in Sanford, MI