Photo: bigmikesndtech · CC BY 2.0The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Muskegon is Roosevelt Park, 2 miles away
Muskegon’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. A 10-mile radius takes in 3 places that are graded.
For every 1,000 residents, about 20 property crimes reported
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.
And about 6 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
The years Muskegon’s police reported
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| Year | Muskegon | Rest of Michigan | Muskegon | Rest of Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.8 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 30.0 | 19.3 | 7.4 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | not reported | 17.4 | not reported | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 19.9 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of Michigan. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
952 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
208 violent and 744 property, as reported to the FBI by Muskegon’s police.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Park | D | 2 mi | 2.1 | 52.1 |
| Norton Shores | C | 4 mi | 2.3 | 18.7 |
| Muskegon Township | C | 4 mi | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| Grand Haven | B− | 12 mi | 2.0 | 9.9 |
| Whitehall | B | 13 mi | 1.0 | 10.2 |
| Newaygo | C− | 27 mi | 3.1 | 21.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Muskegon. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Muskegon.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
15 people died in crashes on Muskegon’s roads in 2019–2023
Muskegon had 15 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist.
That is 8.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Michigan towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.3, 77 towns).
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.
Muskegon and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon Township | C | 2.4 | 20.1 |
| North Muskegon | — | — | — |
| Muskegon Heights | — | — | — |
| Norton Shores | C | 2.3 | 18.7 |
| Fruitport Township | — | — | — |
| Laketon Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. North Muskegon reported to the FBI for 2023 but not 2024 or 2025. Muskegon Heights and Fruitport Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Laketon Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
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 Muskegon. 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 Muskegon’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (37,306 in 2025); our figure for Muskegon is 37,224 (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 Muskegon
Is Muskegon, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Muskegon. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Roosevelt Park (D, 2 mi), Norton Shores (C, 4 mi), Muskegon Township (C, 4 mi).
Who polices Muskegon?
Muskegon’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Muskegon”. 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.