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Ottawa County, MI Arrest Records

Ottawa County, MI is among the safest counties in the USA with 1.98 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has higher total crime rate than Washtenaw, Kent, Macomb, Kalamazoo, Jackson counties in Michigan.
Ottawa County, MI property crime rate is 8.83 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 1,942 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that increased by 2.81% compared to 2015.

Ottawa County, MI Crime Rate

Total arrests in Ottawa County in 2016 increased by 4.09% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 489 to 559 while non-violent crime increased by 2.05% from 2,442 to 2,492.

5 Crimes In Ottawa County, MI in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 1,942
Burglary 467
Aggravated assault 323
Revised rape 204
Motor vehicle theft 83

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Ottawa County increased by 14.31% from 2015 and increased by 112.55% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 263 to 559. In 2016 violent crime rate in Ottawa County was 57.8% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.198%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Ottawa County increased by 2.05% from 2015 and decreased by 25.21% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 3,332 to 2,492. In 2016 property crime rate in Ottawa County was 68.94% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.883%.

How Ottawa stands up against other counties

Ottawa vs. Ingham

You’ll be in more risk in Ottawa compared to Ingham county that had 79.12% lower crime rate compared to Ottawa county according to the FBI.
Assault rates of 1.1444 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8422 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.3437 in Ingham county.
Arson rates of 0.0673 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.1465 per 1,000 people and higher than average 0.0069 in Ingham county.

Ottawa vs. Kalamazoo

You’ll be in more risk in Ottawa compared to Kalamazoo county that had 10.44% lower crime rate compared to Ottawa county according to the FBI.
Murder rates of 0.0106 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 0.0614 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0153 in Kalamazoo county.
Motor Vehicle Theft rates of 0.2941 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 2.8637 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.4357 in Kalamazoo county.

Names with the most arrests in Ottawa

Crime rate by age group, gender, and race

According to the records in Ottawa, Michigan, the most crimes, that's 37.93% of all records in county are committed by the people aged between 21-30.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Ottawa County is 0.67% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 2.96 daily crimes that occur in Ottawa County.
  • Ottawa, MI is more violent than Ingham.
  • In Ottawa County you have a 1 in 93 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Ottawa, MI have increased by 4.09%.

Ottawa Police Departments

Cities in Ottawa County

Names in Ottawa County