Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Traverse City has a violent crime rate of 418 per 100,000 residents, 10% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 279.0 per 100,000, robbery at 25.4, rape at 95.1. The murder rate is 19.0 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,465 per 100,000, 25% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 1,249, burglary at 171, vehicle theft at 44 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 14 fatal traffic crashes. Overall, Traverse City receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Traverse City vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)