The city of Kalamazoo, with a total population of 76,263, experienced 11,780 arrests over the past three years. During 2017, the arrest rate totaled 535.91 per 10,000 residents. This represents a 69.3% difference making Kalamazoo higher than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. Of those, 913 were for violent crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Kalamazoo also handled 3,174 arrests for property crimes during 2017. Compared to Galesburg and Portage, Kalamazoo is a more dangerous place to live.
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The city of Kalamazoo experienced a higher rate of non-violent crime. During 2017, Kalamazoo totaled 913 violent crimes and 3,174 non-violent crimes.
During 2007-2017, Kalamazoo experienced 7,240 violent crimes. Of those, 55 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 828 were for legacy rape, 1,740 were for robbery, and 4,617 were for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Kalamazoo county, Michigan with a total number of 40 employees - 5 female, 28 male officers and 7 civilians. Kalamazoo Township PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MI3950000, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.