Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0Saginaw has more crime per resident than almost every U.S. town
In a usual year, 22.4 violent crimes and 20.2 incidents of property crime are logged per 1,000 inhabitants; in the rest of Michigan, 5.3 and 17.4. All 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. Saginaw’s Safety Grade is D−, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: #262 of 266 graded towns in Michigan.
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 Saginaw
3 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Michigan towns on Saginaw’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Carrollton Township (C+), Bridgeport Township (C−), Buena Vista Township (D−). Spaulding Township and James Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Saginaw’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Saginaw | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 22.6 | 5.6 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 22.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 22.6 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Saginaw’s police reported 2,887 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 22.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.3 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Saginaw per 1,000 residents
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 23 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Saginaw property | Rest of Michigan property | Saginaw violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 21.9 | 19.4 | 22.6 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 19.6 | 17.4 | 22.0 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 19.0 | 15.6 | 22.6 | 5.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
1,777 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.
966 violent and 811 property, as reported to the FBI by Saginaw’s police.
16 people died in crashes on Saginaw’s roads in 2019–2023
Saginaw had 16 fatal crashes in five years, in which 16 people died; 3 were pedestrians.
That is 7.4 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.
Saginaw and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | D− | 22.4 | 20.2 |
| Spaulding Township | — | — | — |
| Buena Vista Township | D− | 11.9 | 21.2 |
| Bridgeport Township | C− | 5.5 | 11.0 |
| James Township | — | — | — |
| Carrollton Township | C+ | 4.4 | 8.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Spaulding Township and James Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | D− | 22.4 | 20.2 |
| Commerce Township | A− | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Bloomfield Township | A− | 0.4 | 6.6 |
| Midland | B+ | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Meridian Township | C+ | 2.1 | 16.2 |
| Pittsfield Township | C | 2.7 | 19.3 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Saginaw’s population (42,863), by grade.
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 Saginaw. 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 Saginaw’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (42,727 in 2025); our figure for Saginaw is 42,863 (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 Saginaw
Is Saginaw, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Saginaw reports more crime per resident than 99% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #262 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 22.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.3 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Saginaw?
22.4 violent and 20.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.3 and 17.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Saginaw in 2025?
Saginaw’s police reported 13 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 30.4 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Saginaw safer than Buena Vista Township?
Buena Vista Township reports less crime per resident than Saginaw: Buena Vista Township grades D− for safety and Saginaw D−. Buena Vista Township’s police reported 11.9 violent and 21.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Saginaw?
Saginaw’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Saginaw”. 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.