It is located in Berrien County, MI. It has a population of 9,899 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 616.22 per 10.000 people. There have been 610 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.000%. The majority of crimes committed in Benton Harbor are larceny/theft crimes - 228 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the murder and non negligent manslaughter - only 3 arrests.
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The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 218 felony charges and 392 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Benton Harbor averaged 1,729 violent crimes. Of that total, 12 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 143 was for legacy rape, 397 was for robbery, and 1,177 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Berrien county, Michigan with a total number of 25 employees - 1 female, 19 male officers and 5 civilians. Benton Harbor PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MI1124800, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.