Fraser, MI carries a PlainCrime C safety grade with violent crime 33% below the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Fraser, MI shows violent crime at 236.9 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,944.3 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 33% below the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade C from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
C safety grade
236.9/100K violent
1944.3/100K property
-33% vs U.S.
The verdict
Fraser earns a C safety grade: violent crime runs 33% below the U.S. average, placing it higher-crime than most U.S. cities.
C
PlainCrime safety grade
-33%
violent crime vs. U.S. average
39th
percentile of 7,769 U.S. cities
1,944.3
property crimes per 100K
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Fraser, MI
Comparable rate records
Fraser's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Michigan cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Fraser's 236.9 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Coldwater (238.5), Allen Park (239.0), Huron Township (234.3), Wyandotte (239.7). These are same-year agency submissions that pass the same completeness screen, not a claim that the cities have identical conditions. They make the cohort position above checkable against named records instead of a generic state average.
Offense mix
The reported mix leans further toward property offenses than the state cohort
Violent offenses are 10.9% of the 313 Part I offenses reported in Fraser for 2024, against a median of 16.8% across comparable Michigan cities — a gap of 5.9 points. Offense mix is shaped by which agencies report and how incidents are classified as well as by the underlying offenses, so it describes the reported record rather than a settled difference in conditions.
Position in the state cohort
Fraser sits mid-pack among comparable Michigan cities
At 236.9 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Fraser ranks 147 of 366 — above 219 of the 365 other Michigan cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +26.7% against the cohort median of 187.0. Cities that did not report, or that reported implausibly low totals, are excluded from this cohort rather than counted as low-crime.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 214.1 per 100,000 in 2020 to 236.9 in 2024 (+10.7%). The highest observed value was 333.6 in 2023 and the lowest 214.1 in 2020. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property counts dominate Fraser's FBI UCR Table 8 municipal row. Per-100,000 rates use the reporting-year population on that row; cities that fail the completeness test stay out of rate rankings. A citywide figure rarely describes any single neighbourhood inside the municipal boundary.
Mid-size municipal totals above are reported offenses, not safety advice for any single block. Reporting completeness still varies by year and agency.
Violent rate moved most (2023→2024)
Violent Crime Rate
-29%
333.6 → 236.9/100K
Property Crime Rate
+6.4%
1827.7 → 1944.3/100K
Property offenses lead Fraser's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs MI
Property Crime
279
1944.3
1395.3
Larceny-Theft
237
1651.6
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
25
174.2
-
Burglary
17
118.5
-
Arson
0
0
-
Violent Crime
34
236.9
431.4
Aggravated Assault
25
174.2
-
Rape
6
41.8
-
Robbery
2
13.9
-
Murder
1
7
-
Fraser Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Fraser property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Property crime rate (2024)
1,944.3/100K↑6.4%vs 2023
Fraser violent crime rate trend
Secondary series · rose · 2020-2024 · FBI UCR
Violent crime rate (2024)
236.9/100K↓29%vs 2023
Year
Coverage
Population
Violent Rate
Property Rate
Total Crimes
2020
Comparable
14,480
214.1
1256.9
213
2021
Comparable
14,316
265.4
1236.4
215
2022
Comparable
14,458
228.2
1466.3
245
2023
Comparable
14,390
333.6
1827.7
311
2024
Comparable
14,350
236.9
1944.3
313
How Fraser sits among MI peers
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Reporting Agency
Fraser Police Department NIBRS-participating
Fraser's crime figures on this page originate from Fraser Police Department's submission to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program.
This agency reports via NIBRS, the incident-based system that captures more detail per offense (multiple crimes per incident, victim/offender data) than the older summary counts.
Similar-Size Cities in Michigan
Crime rates read differently at different scales, so these are the Michigan cities closest to Fraser in population. Their populations run from 14,040 to 14,864, against 14,350 here. Or use our
side-by-side compare tool
to benchmark two cities directly.
These Michigan cities report the closest violent-crime rates to Fraser's 236.9/100K (same FBI UCR vintage rules; size peers above are excluded so the two lists stay distinct).
Fraser has a violent crime rate of 236.9 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1944.3 per 100,000, based on 2024 FBI UCR data.
Is Fraser, MI safe? ▼
Fraser receives a safety grade of C (Average), with a safety score of 59/100. The violent crime rate is 33% below the national average and 45% below the Michigan average.
What is the population of Fraser, MI? ▼
The reporting population for Fraser is 14,350 as of 2024.
How many crimes were reported in Fraser? ▼
In 2024, Fraser reported 34 violent crimes and 279 property crimes, for a total of 313 reported offenses.
How do Fraser's reported offenses compare with its population? ▼
In 2024, Fraser recorded about one reported offense per 46 residents and one reported violent offense per 422 residents. These ratios count reported offenses, not distinct victims, and are not a person's probability of victimization.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Fraser? ▼
From 2023 to 2024, Fraser's violent crime rate decreased by 29%, and the property crime rate increased by 6.4%.
What is the most common crime in Fraser? ▼
The most common crime type in Fraser is larceny-theft, accounting for 75.7% of all reported crimes (237 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Fraser figures are FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (vintage 2024), population-adjusted per 100,000.
Denominators are the reporting-year population on the municipal row. Incomplete years are dropped from rankings. Confirm at FBI Crime Data Explorer and Census.gov QuickFacts.
Disclaimer (mid-size municipal): figures are informational, not advice. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is the source. Consult a professional before decisions.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program CIUS Table 8 municipal crime rates · 2024 Fraser, MI rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.