Reported crime per resident in Hampton Township rose 65% from 2023 to 2025
Overall, Hampton Township grades B− for safety (#131 of 266 graded towns in Michigan): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MI” is every other Michigan city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Hampton Township
Hampton Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 Michigan towns on Hampton Township’s borders, 1 have a Safety Grade: Bay City (C−). Merritt Township, Portsmouth Township and Bangor Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Essexville reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is rising
Crime reported per resident rose from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hampton Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds Hampton Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (1.8) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime is rising
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
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| Year | Hampton Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Hampton Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.4 | 18.7 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 19.4 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 7.1 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Violent crime, by year and by type
Hampton Township’s police reported 52 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.8 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Hampton Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 13 property crimes reported
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
153 crimes reported in 2025
27 violent and 126 property, as reported to the FBI by Hampton Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Three people died in crashes on Hampton Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Hampton Township had 3 fatal crashes in five years, in which three people died.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hampton Township’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hampton Township’s own rate (6.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Hampton Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Township | B− | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Bay City | C− | 5.6 | 17.9 |
| Merritt Township | — | — | — |
| Portsmouth Township | — | — | — |
| Essexville | — | — | — |
| Bangor Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Merritt Township, Portsmouth Township and Bangor Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Essexville reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Township | B− | 1.8 | 9.5 |
| Marysville | B+ | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| St. Joseph Township | B | 1.7 | 7.2 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms | B | 0.6 | 12.2 |
| Alma | C | 3.8 | 11.2 |
| Charlotte | C− | 3.7 | 17.6 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Hampton Township’s population (9,581), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Hampton Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hampton Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,593 in 2025); our figure for Hampton Township is 9,581 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Hampton Township
Is Hampton Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hampton Township reports less crime per resident than 54% of U.S. towns, a B− Safety Grade and #131 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 1.8 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Hampton Township?
1.8 violent and 9.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.4 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Hampton Township?
Reported crime per resident rose from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is Hampton Township safer than Bay City?
Bay City reports more crime per resident than Hampton Township: Bay City grades C− for safety and Hampton Township B−. Bay City’s police reported 5.6 violent and 17.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hampton Township?
Hampton Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hampton Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.