Sources - Crime in Michigan and U.S. Census. Percentages show the five year trend in crime rate. Crime rates control for differences in population, therefore the districts are comparable. Crime rates are determined by dividing the number of crimes by the population, then multiplying by 100,000. Percentage changes are determined by subtracting the number of crimes in 1992 from the number in 1996, then dividing the total by the number of crimes in 1992.
Percentages show the five year trend in crime rate.
Crime rates control for differences in population, therefore the districts are comparable. Crime rates are determined by dividing the number of crimes by the population, then multiplying by 100,000. Percentage changes are determined by subtracting the number of crimes in 1992 from the number in 1996, then dividing the total by the number of crimes in 1992. Bars for 1992-1996 represent actual data, not rates. Projections for 1997 and 1998 are calculated with Trend Line Analysis using data from 1992-1996.