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Farwell, 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

Farwell is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (70%) and also has a lower crime rate than 69% of the communities in Michigan, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime data. How risky is that? Your chance of becoming a victim in Farwell is one in 179 based on the total crime rate (violent and property crimes, combined). In America overall, your chance of becoming a victim of crime is 1 in 43.

How does the crime rate in Farwell compare to similar sized communities across America? When NeighborhoodScout compared Farwell with other communities its size, we found that the crime rate was near the average for all other communities of similar size. So, whether Farwell'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 Farwell 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 Farwell.

From our analysis, we discovered that violent crime in Farwell occurs at a rate higher than in most communities of all population sizes in America. The chance that a person will become a victim of a violent crime in Farwell; such as armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape or murder; is 1 in 449. This equates to a rate of 2 per one thousand inhabitants.

NeighborhoodScout's analysis of property crime reveals that the property crime rate in Farwell 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 Farwell than in most communities in America. Your chance of becoming a victim of property crime if you live here? Just one in 299.

Farwell Crime Data

total Crime Index

70

(100 is safest)


Safer than 70% of U.S. cities.

Farwell Annual Crimes

  Violent Property Total

Number of Crimes

2

3

5

Crime Rate
(per 1,000 residents)

2.23

3.34

5.57

Violent Crime

Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

20 15 10 5 0
2.23
4.61
National Median: 4
    Farwell
    Michigan

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

1 in 449

in Farwell

1 in 217

in Michigan

Farwell Violent Crimes

Population: 897
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
3.34
15.37
National Median: 20
    Farwell
    Michigan

Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Property Crime

1 in 299

in Farwell

1 in 65

in Michigan

Property Crimes

Population: 897
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

Farwell Crimes Per Square Mile

200 150 100 50 0
4
25
National Median: 27.0
    Farwell
    Michigan

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