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The Kalamazoo crime rate is much higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #368

Kalamazoo, MI	3,273.50
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Kalamazoo, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	6	111	157	610	677	2,035	189	24
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	7.9	146.3	207.0	804.1	892.5	2,682.7	249.2	31.6	3,208
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2012	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	9	77	165	406	835	2,135	150	33
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	12.0	102.9	220.6	542.8	1,116.4	2,854.4	200.5	44.1	2,943
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	0	12	16	58	183	305	28	5
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	54.8	73.1	264.8	835.6	1,392.6	127.8	22.8	1,479
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.2	44.0	105.2	289.9	724.9	1,629.0	258.2	NA	1,660
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	9	81	185	446	1,039	2,320	175	36
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	12.5	112.9	257.7	621.4	1,447.6	3,232.3	243.8	50.2	3,417
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	47.3	116.3	321.0	747.4	1,689.5	276.8	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	2	71	204	425	1,430	2,632	264	30
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	2.8	99.1	284.7	593.0	1,995.4	3,672.7	368.4	41.9	3,659
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	1	60	221	460	1,170	2,806	268	44
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	1.4	83.2	306.5	637.9	1,622.5	3,891.3	371.7	61.0	3,507
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	9	81	302	443	1,039	3,089	344	53
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	12.6	113.3	422.6	619.9	1,453.9	4,322.6	481.4	74.2	4,061
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	5	55	238	439	1,327	3,243	396	44
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	6.9	75.8	328.2	605.4	1,829.9	4,471.9	546.1	60.7	3,889
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	3	55	178	360	1,106	3,116	319	35
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	4.1	74.3	240.5	486.4	1,494.2	4,209.7	431.0	47.3	3,297
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Kalamazoo, MI	32.22
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Kalamazoo, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	3	0	0	0	1	2
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.6	39
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	5.3	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	53
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	4.2	2.8	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	41
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	4	2	0	1	0	1
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	5.5	2.8	0.0	1.4	0.0	1.4	55
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Kalamazoo, MI	3.34
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Kalamazoo, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	249	207	42
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	328.2	272.9	55.4	3.01
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	255	209	46
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	338.4	277.4	61.0	3.08
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	256	213	43
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	342.3	284.8	57.5	3.14
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	277	234	43
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	373.3	315.3	57.9	3.44
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	287	243	44
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	399.9	338.6	61.3	3.69
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	295	242	53
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	411.6	337.7	74.0	3.75
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	303	249	54
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	420.2	345.3	74.9	3.83
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	299	245	54
	Kalamazoo, MI	Per 100,000	418.4	342.8	75.6	3.81
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	288	236	52
2005	Kalamazoo, MI	Count	288	234	54