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Safety · Michigan

Safest Counties in Michigan 2026

Ranked by violent and property crime rates per 100,000 residents.

Top 10 — Safety in Michigan

Score reflects safety only — not overall county quality.

1Dickinson County, MI
89.8
2Lake County, MI
89.1
3Presque Isle County, MI
86
4Midland County, MI
83.8
5Leelanau County, MI
82.3
6Ontonagon County, MI
80.7
7Montmorency County, MI
79.2
8Livingston County, MI
76.4
9Ionia County, MI
74.4
10Emmet County, MI
74.2

All Michigan Counties — Safety Rankings

83 counties ranked by safety score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySafety ScoreOverall Score
1Dickinson County, MI
89.8
58.2
2Lake County, MI
89.1
55.2
3Presque Isle County, MI
86
70.1
4Midland County, MI
83.8
52.4
5Leelanau County, MI
82.3
60.9
6Ontonagon County, MI
80.7
63.5
7Montmorency County, MI
79.2
52.5
8Livingston County, MI
76.4
54.6
9Ionia County, MI
74.4
50.7
10Emmet County, MI
74.2
55.3
11Iron County, MI
72.5
60.4
12Sanilac County, MI
71.2
51.8
13Lapeer County, MI
71.1
49.3
14Chippewa County, MI
70.3
52.8
15Houghton County, MI
70.3
54.6
16Newaygo County, MI
69.6
50
17Menominee County, MI
68.5
56
18Gogebic County, MI
67.8
55.5
19Baraga County, MI
67.3
55.7
20Keweenaw County, MI
67.3
71.6
21Charlevoix County, MI
66.1
55.2
22Benzie County, MI
64.7
52.8
23Alcona County, MI
63.9
62.1
24Huron County, MI
63.6
55.5
25Antrim County, MI
61.7
54.7
26Alger County, MI
61.4
64.3
27Mason County, MI
59.8
52
28Iosco County, MI
58.8
50.3
29Oscoda County, MI
58.5
54.3
30Arenac County, MI
58.4
51.9
31Grand Traverse County, MI
58.3
50.7
32Ottawa County, MI
57.5
52.1
33Ingham County, MI
56.5
37.9
34Gladwin County, MI
55
49.4
35Otsego County, MI
52.5
50.8
36Marquette County, MI
52.1
51
37Missaukee County, MI
51.6
50.2
38Barry County, MI
49.7
46.2
39St. Clair County, MI
49.2
42.3
40Alpena County, MI
48.7
52.2
41Crawford County, MI
48.7
49.5
42Roscommon County, MI
47.8
47.4
43Tuscola County, MI
47.4
46.5
44Delta County, MI
47.3
49.5
45Cheboygan County, MI
46.5
51
46Monroe County, MI
46.1
43.1
47Oakland County, MI
45.1
43.7
48Van Buren County, MI
44.9
38.2
49Ogemaw County, MI
44.1
41.7
50Lenawee County, MI
42.2
40.3
51Osceola County, MI
40.6
51.2
52Eaton County, MI
38.2
39.7
53Gratiot County, MI
38.1
43.1
54Shiawassee County, MI
37.9
42.7
55Mecosta County, MI
37.3
42.1
56Clare County, MI
35
43.1
57Macomb County, MI
34.1
37.3
58Manistee County, MI
32.1
41.9
59Hillsdale County, MI
31.6
45.3
60Schoolcraft County, MI
31.6
55.6
61Luce County, MI
31.4
50
62Montcalm County, MI
30.4
38
63Bay County, MI
30.2
39.4
64Isabella County, MI
28.2
35.7
65Cass County, MI
27.8
41.1
66Allegan County, MI
27.2
40.2
67Kalkaska County, MI
27.2
46.2
68Mackinac County, MI
26.5
45.9
69Branch County, MI
26.3
37.2
70St. Joseph County, MI
23.9
38.4
71Washtenaw County, MI
23.8
38
72Wexford County, MI
23.5
36.8
73Oceana County, MI
23.1
46
74Genesee County, MI
20.7
31.5
75Saginaw County, MI
18.8
31.8
76Jackson County, MI
15.7
33.3
77Berrien County, MI
13.2
32.7
78Kent County, MI
13
36.8
79Muskegon County, MI
13
33.8
80Calhoun County, MI
5.6
28.9
81Wayne County, MI
4.7
25.6
82Kalamazoo County, MI
3.5
31
83Clinton County, MI
0.8
33.8

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