Usually, crime statistics in Michigan are examined from either a statewide or a large metropolitan area standpoint. On rare occasions, a story may give a broad overview of the laws broken in a given year in a single township. In this article, we'll look at a year in terms of 10 significant crimes that took place not in 1 but 424 individual cities and townships as reported by the FBI.

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The FBI's annual crime report takes an extensive look a the type of crime that makes up your favorite legal dramas: arson, motor vehicle theft, burglary, property crime, aggravated assault, robbery, rape, murder/manslaughter, and violent crime.

Looking at a Year of Crime in 424 Michigan Cities and Townships

Year in Crime: Murder, Rape, Larceny Reports 424 Michigan Cities
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It should come as no surprise that Michigan's most crime-heavy city is Detroit. With the largest population of any metro in the state (663,502), Motown had 13,040 violent crimes reported in a year, with 275 murders/manslaughters and an alarming 952 rapes.

While curiosity may lead to crime, what's interesting is that out of the 424 cities and townships included in the FBIs annual report, there were 53 cities in Michigan with zero murders, zero rapes, and zero violent crime.

Year in Crime: Murder, Rape, Larceny Reports 424 Michigan Cities
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If you've spent your entire life in one of Michigan's 'sleepy little towns', you know your city has its fair share of secrets.

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How many violent crimes were committed in the place you call home? What about where you grew up? Here's a city and township breakdown of annual crime in Michigan.

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part One A-B

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART I of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime - Addison to Burton

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part Two C-D

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART II of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime - Cadillac through Durand.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part Three E-H

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART III of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime - East Grand Rapids - Huron Township.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part Four I-O

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART III of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime - Imlay City through Oxford Township

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part Five P-Z

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART v of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime Paw Paw through Zilwaukee.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

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