2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Bay City, MI vs South Bend, IN

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- South Bend has 22% more violent crime than Bay City.
- South Bend has 39% more property crime than Bay City.
 Bay City, MISouth Bend, INUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock42.122.7
 Property Crime42.5  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Bay City, MichiganCrime Index
 Auburn, MI11.95
 Pinconning, MI14.4
 Essexville, MI18.95
 Bay City, MI37.75

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