Īs of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756.
In July 2011, the first proposed building, Cornerstone, to restore the city's old downtown area was announced. There were no fatalities or serious injuries. This caused many people to go without power, leaving the city in a state of emergency. On August 24, 2007, an EF2 tornado hit Fenton, damaging several homes and a school, and almost completely destroying the soon to be opened Tractor Supply Company, tearing off its roof. In the 1970s, the city leveled its downtown buildings and closed Leroy Street as part of an urban renewal plan. The settlement's post office used the name Fentonville from 1837 until 1886, when it adopted the current name. When the settlement was incorporated as a village in 1863 the name Fenton was used. Fenton who would later become lieutenant-governor of Michigan. It was platted in 1837 as "Fentonville" by William M. Your chance of becoming a victim of any of these crimes in Fenton is one in 55.It was first established in 1834 and was originally named "Dibbleville" after Clark Dibble, one of the first settlers. Property crimes are motor vehicle theft, arson, larceny, and burglary. This makes Fenton a place where there is an above average chance of becoming a victim of a property crime, when compared to all other communities in America of all population sizes. NeighborhoodScout's analysis also reveals that Fenton's rate for property crime is 18 per one thousand population. Roughly similar to the national average, our analysis shows that your chance of becoming a victim of violent crime in Fenton is one in 669. Violent crimes that are tracked and included in this rate are armed robbery, aggravated assault, rape (not statutory), and murder and non-negligent manslaughter. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that Fenton's violent crime rate is 1 per one thousand inhabitants, which is about average for all communities in America, across all population sizes.
This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Fenton. Now let us turn to take a look at how Fenton does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. Regardless of how Fenton does relative to all communities in America of all sizes, when NeighborhoodScout compared it to communities of similar population size, its crime rate per thousand residents stands out as higher than most. Importantly, when you compare Fenton to other communities of similar population, then Fenton crime rate (violent and property crimes combined) is quite a bit higher than average. Relative to Michigan, Fenton has a crime rate that is higher than 82% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes. Based on FBI crime data, Fenton is not one of the safest communities in America. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Fenton is 1 in 51.
The crime rate in Fenton is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 20 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate.
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