Genesee Township, MI carries a PlainCrime F safety grade with violent crime 93% above the U.S. average
According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Genesee Township, MI shows violent crime at 678.3 per 100,000 residents and property crime at 1,242.6 per 100,000. Violent crime runs 93% above the U.S. average. PlainCrime assigns grade F from those rates. Figures are voluntary agency submissions joined to population denominators; incomplete coverage can move the number.
F safety grade
678.3/100K violent
1242.6/100K property
+93% vs U.S.
What the 2024 FBI UCR record shows for Genesee Township, MI
Position in the state cohort
Genesee Township reported a higher violent-crime rate than most comparable Michigan cities
At 678.3 reported violent offenses per 100,000 residents in 2024, Genesee Township ranks 29 of 366 — above 337 of the 365 other Michigan cities whose 2024 submission passes this site’s completeness test. That is +262.8% 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.
Offense mix
Violent offenses make up an unusually large share of the reported mix
Violent offenses are 35.3% of the 388 Part I offenses reported in Genesee Township for 2024, against a median of 16.7% across comparable Michigan cities — a gap of 18.6 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.
Comparable rate records
Genesee Township's closest reported-rate comparisons are in the Michigan cohort
The nearest comparable 2024 records to Genesee Township's 678.3 violent-crime rate per 100,000 are Lincoln Park (678.6), South Haven (672.8), Dowagiac (689.0), Lansing Township (666.9). 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.
Property-offense composition
Burglary and vehicle theft carry more of the property total than they do across the cohort
Larceny-theft is 62.9% of reported property offenses in Genesee Township, against a cohort median of 79.7%. The remainder is burglary (60) and motor vehicle theft (33). Composition differences of this size usually track what kinds of places and property are present in a jurisdiction.
2020–2024 direction
The reported violent-crime rate ended the window higher
Across 5 comparable reporting years, the rate moved from 570.7 per 100,000 in 2020 to 678.3 in 2024 (+18.8%). The highest observed value was 752.4 in 2023 and the lowest 570.7 in 2020. Years whose submission failed the completeness test are left out of this comparison rather than plotted as change.
Property counts dominate Genesee Township'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.
Genesee Township's 2024 municipal footprint
Genesee Township leans on larceny-theft at 41% of reported offenses, with a moderate mix index of 3,077.
Violent offenses are 35% of the municipal total - a violence-heavy book for a mid-size city.
Density uses Census Gazetteer land area (when validated); mix index is HHI x 10,000 on the offense-type shares above. Distinct from the per-100K rates in the hero.
Property rate moved most (2023→2024)
Property Crime Rate
-24.8%
1653.4 → 1242.6/100K
Violent Crime Rate
-9.8%
752.4 → 678.3/100K
Property offenses lead Genesee Township's 2024 record
Offense
Count
Rate /100K
vs US avg
Property Crime
251
1242.6
1711
Larceny-Theft
158
782.2
-
Burglary
60
297
-
Motor Vehicle Theft
33
163.4
-
Arson
3
14.9
-
Violent Crime
137
678.3
352
Aggravated Assault
129
638.6
-
Rape
4
19.8
-
Robbery
3
14.9
-
Murder
1
5
-
Genesee Township Crime Trend (2020-2024)
Genesee Township property crime rate trend
Lead series · rose across 5 comparable years · FBI UCR
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are the U.S. national averages
Genesee Township Police Department
Reporting agency for Genesee Township NIBRS-participating
Genesee Township Police Department filed the 2024 UCR row behind Genesee Township's 388 reported offenses (5-year span 2020-2024).
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 Genesee Township in population. Their populations run from 19,494 to 21,186, against 20,199 here. Or use our
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How many crimes were reported in Genesee Township?
In 2024, Genesee Township reported 137 violent crimes and 251 property crimes, for a total of 388 reported offenses.
Is crime increasing or decreasing in Genesee Township?
From 2023 to 2024, Genesee Township's violent crime rate decreased by 9.8%, and the property crime rate decreased by 24.8%.
What is the most common crime in Genesee Township?
The most common crime type in Genesee Township is larceny-theft, accounting for 40.7% of all reported crimes (158 incidents in 2024).
Mid-size read: Genesee Township 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 Genesee Township, MI rates use the reporting-year population on the municipal row.