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The Houghton crime rate is much lower than the Michigan average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #112

Houghton, MI	724.90
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Houghton, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Houghton, MI	Count	0	2	0	3	3	92	1	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	26.2	0.0	39.3	39.3	1,205.5	13.1	13.1	499
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Houghton, MI	Count	1	7	0	0	5	106	0	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	13.0	90.9	0.0	0.0	64.9	1,376.8	0.0	13.0	1,027
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Houghton, MI	Count	0	1	0	4	9	140	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	13.0	0.0	51.8	116.6	1,814.4	0.0	0.0	629
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2009	Houghton, MI	Count	0	2	0	10	4	113	5	2
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	29.2	0.0	145.9	58.4	1,649.2	73.0	29.2	771
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Houghton, MI	Count	0	1	0	11	10	119	3	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	14.5	0.0	159.2	144.7	1,722.1	43.4	14.5	757
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Houghton, MI	Count	0	2	0	14	5	111	2	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	28.5	0.0	199.5	71.3	1,581.9	28.5	0.0	787
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Houghton, MI	Count	0	2	1	3	13	114	3	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	28.3	14.2	42.5	184.2	1,615.2	42.5	14.2	723
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Houghton, MI	Count	0	1	1	3	18	90	3	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	14.3	14.3	42.8	256.6	1,282.8	42.8	14.3	606
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Houghton, MI	32.38
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Houghton, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Houghton, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	13.1	13.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	131
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Houghton, MI	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	13.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	129
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2010	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Houghton, MI	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Houghton, MI	0.90
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Houghton, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	104.8	91.7	13.1	0.98
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	103.9	90.9	13.0	0.97
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	103.7	90.7	13.0	0.97
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	103.9	90.9	13.0	0.97
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	115.6	101.1	14.4	1.08
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	116.8	102.2	14.6	1.09
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Houghton, MI	Count	8	7	1
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	115.8	101.3	14.5	1.09
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Houghton, MI	Count	8	6	2
	Houghton, MI	Per 100,000	114.0	85.5	28.5	1.00
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Houghton, MI	Count	7	7	0
2005	Houghton, MI	Count	7	7	0