Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part V P-Z

This article is PART V of a five-part series focusing on ten different types of crimes committed in Michigan over a year, as reported in the FBI's Annual Crime Report (2021 analysis). With 424 cities studied, we'll look at them alphabetically, focusing on O-I or Cadillac through Durand. See the link below for the previous entries. As more cities are added, the links below will be updated.

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information; we'll focus on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

Michigan Crime A-Z Part V: Paw Paw to Zilwaukee

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While not the most populated town or city within the P to Z range, Pontiac (population 59,791) is the metro with the most reported violent crime, with 769. Saginaw (population 47,954) comes in at number two with 707 violent crimes.

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However, Warren, the most populated on the P-Z list (134,653), is one of the state's hotbeds for auto theft, with 356 cases reported over a year. Let's look closer at a year in crime, A-Z in Michigan, with a final look at P-Z.

Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part Five P-Z

The FBI's annual crime report includes a vast amount of information, while this gallery focuses on ten different types of crime: violent crime, murder-nonnegligent manslaughter, rape 1, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Here is PART v of Michigan Crime A to Z: Annual Crime Paw Paw through Zilwaukee.

Gallery Credit: Scott Clow

Source: Michigan Crime Watch: Alarming Statistics by City, Part V P-Z