Michigan Crime Grades

Statewide grade C

336 cities graded A+ through F based on 2024 FBI crime data. State overall score: 45/100 (Average).

What is Michigan’s crime safety grade?

Michigan earned an overall safety grade of C (score: 45/100, Average) based on 2024 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program data, with a statewide violent crime rate of 431.4 per 100,000 and property crime rate of 1395.3 per 100,000. PlainCrime graded 336 Michigan cities with reportable crime data against national benchmarks, producing an A+ through F score for each jurisdiction. Grades weigh violent and property crime rates: cities more than 50% below the national average typically earn A or A+, while cities significantly above average receive D or F ratings.

Across the 336 graded Michigan cities, 51 earned A+, 92 earned A, 74 received B, 57 landed at C, 21 received D, and 41 fell to F in the 2024 scoring. The highest-rated city is Kinross Township with an A+ grade (score: 98/100, violent rate 15.4/100K). The lowest-rated city is Highland Park with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 3019.3/100K).

Roughly 43% of graded cities in Michigan achieved an A or A+ rating, while 18% received a D or F. Cities missing from this table either did not submit complete 2024 UCR data, fell below the minimum population threshold for reliable rate calculation, or report through consolidated agencies that aggregate into county or regional totals instead of individual city figures. Grade boundaries use the national violent and property crime rate averages for 2024 as the reference point, so grades are directly comparable between Michigan and other states on the site.

A safety grade condenses several FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) measures into a single letter, ranking each state's violent and property crime rates against the national distribution rather than a fixed cutoff. A high grade therefore means a state compares well to its peers in a given year, not that it is free of crime. Grades move as the underlying rates move and as agency reporting completeness shifts from year to year. Two states with the same letter can have very different profiles: one may carry a higher violent-crime rate offset by low property crime, the other the reverse. Use the grade as a quick orientation, then read the component rates beneath it to see what is actually driving the number for this state.

A+
51 cities
A
92 cities
B
74 cities
C
57 cities
D
21 cities
F
41 cities

The safest cities in Michigan

Violent crimes per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer, hover a bar for the exact rate.

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What this shows Kinross Township reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Michigan. At 15.4 per 100K, it runs well below the Michigan average of 431.4. These eight cities anchor the safe end of the state.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
# Grade City Score
1 A+ Kinross Township 98
2 A+ Grosse Ile Township 96
3 A+ Oakland Township 96
4 A+ Lyon Township 95
5 A+ Rogers City 95
6 A+ Hamburg Township 95
7 A+ Rochester 94
8 A+ Springfield Township 94
9 A+ Huntington Woods 94
10 A+ Berkley 94
11 A+ Grosse Pointe Shores 94
12 A+ New Buffalo 94
13 A+ Northville 93
14 A+ Napoleon Township 93
15 A+ Orion Township 93
16 A+ Milford 93
17 A+ Linden 93
18 A+ Argentine Township 93
19 A+ Potterville 93
20 A+ Essexville 92
21 A+ Trenton 92
22 A+ Bloomfield Township 92
23 A+ Gladstone 92
24 A+ White Lake Township 92
25 A+ New Baltimore 92
26 A+ West Branch 92
27 A+ Pinckney 92
28 A+ Green Oak Township 92
29 A+ Shelby 92
30 A+ Richland Township, Saginaw County 92
31 A+ Williamston 92
32 A+ Romeo 92
33 A+ Oxford 92
34 A+ South Lyon 92
35 A+ Adrian Township 92
36 A+ Brandon Township 92
37 A+ Franklin 91
38 A+ St. Ignace 91
39 A+ Beverly Hills 91
40 A+ Portland 91
41 A+ Unadilla Township 91
42 A+ Corunna 91
43 A+ Flushing Township 91
44 A+ Wolverine Lake 91
45 A+ Stanton 91
46 A+ Harbor Springs 91
47 A+ Houghton 90
48 A+ Bridgman 90
49 A+ Armada 90
50 A+ Oxford Township 90
51 A+ Carson City 90
52 A Plymouth Township 89
53 A Northville Township 89
54 A Birmingham 89
55 A Allegan 89
56 A Commerce Township 89
57 A Montrose Township 89
58 A St. Clair 89
59 A Richfield Township, Genesee County 89
60 A Boyne City 89
61 A Forsyth Township 89
62 A Caspian-Gaastra 89
63 A Northfield Township 88
64 A Flushing 88
65 A Pleasant Ridge 88
66 A Raisin Township 88
67 A Farmington 88
68 A Tittabawassee Township 88
69 A Blissfield 88
70 A Grosse Pointe Farms 87
71 A Sylvan Lake 87
72 A West Bloomfield Township 87
73 A Holly 87
74 A Memphis 87
75 A Independence Township 87
76 A Richfield Township, Roscommon County 87
77 A Plymouth 86
78 A Richmond 86
79 A Zeeland 86
80 A Rochester Hills 86
81 A Dryden Township 86
82 A Keego Harbor 86
83 A Clayton Township 86
84 A Manton 85
85 A Tecumseh 85
86 A Grosse Pointe Park 84
87 A East Grand Rapids 84
88 A Novi 84
89 A Gibraltar 84
90 A Rockwood 84
91 A Spring Arbor Township 84
92 A Highland Township 84
93 A Rockford 83
94 A Milan 83
95 A Howell 83
96 A Bloomfield Hills 83
97 A Petoskey 83
98 A Harbor Beach 83
99 A Metamora Township 83
100 A Hampton Township 82
101 A Midland 82
102 A Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township 82
103 A Kalkaska 81
104 A Grayling 81
105 A St. Joseph Township 81
106 A Royal Oak 81
107 A Three Oaks 81
108 A Chesterfield Township 80
109 A Marysville 80
110 A Negaunee 80
111 A Hudson 79
112 A Metro Police Authority of Genesee County 79
113 A Walled Lake 79
114 A Lincoln Township 79
115 A Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg 79
116 A Brownstown Township 79
117 A Shelby Township 79
118 A St. Johns 79
119 A Brighton 78
120 A Whitehall 78
121 A Chelsea 78
122 A Chikaming Township 78
123 A Grosse Pointe Woods 77
124 A Troy 77
125 A Mason 77
126 A Grand Blanc 77
127 A Orchard Lake 77
128 A Ionia 77
129 A St. Louis 77
130 A Marquette 77
131 A Hancock 77
132 A Laurium 77
133 A Chocolay Township 77
134 A Tuscarora Township 76
135 A Woodhaven 75
136 A Sandusky 75
137 A Clare 75
138 A Denton Township 75
139 A Sparta 75
140 A Lowell 75
141 A Clawson 75
142 A Ironwood 75
143 A Leslie 75
144 B Lawton 74
145 B Canton Township 74
146 B Davison Township 74
147 B Farmington Hills 74
148 B Gerrish Township 74
149 B Schoolcraft 73
150 B Wixom 73
151 B Ishpeming 73
152 B Davison 73
153 B Clarkston 73
154 B Grosse Pointe 72
155 B Hartford 72
156 B St. Clair Shores 72
157 B Riverview 72
158 B Bath Township 72
159 B Huron Township 72
160 B Lapeer 71
161 B Grand Haven 71
162 B Ludington 71
163 B Scottville 71
164 B Frankenmuth 71
165 B Reading 71
166 B Vernon 71
167 B Beaverton 70
168 B Charlevoix 70
169 B Saginaw Township 70
170 B Saline 70
171 B Otsego 70
172 B DeWitt Township 70
173 B Millington 70
174 B Clio 69
175 B Richland 69
176 B Lathrup Village 69
177 B Wyandotte 69
178 B Oscoda Township 69
179 B Lake Orion 69
180 B Madison Township 68
181 B Sterling Heights 68
182 B Grand Ledge 68
183 B Meridian Township 67
184 B East Lansing 67
185 B Durand 67
186 B Grand Blanc Township 67
187 B Baroda-Lake Township 67
188 B Thomas Township 67
189 B Sumpter Township 67
190 B Lexington 67
191 B Ferndale 66
192 B Livonia 66
193 B Hillsdale 66
194 B Hazel Park 65
195 B Coldwater 65
196 B Waterford Township 65
197 B Garden City 65
198 B Coleman 65
199 B Norton Shores 64
200 B Marshall 64
201 B Cass City 64
202 B Lawrence 64
203 B Iron River 64
204 B Jonesville 63
205 B Elkton 63
206 B Plainwell 63
207 B Fenton 62
208 B Buchanan 62
209 B Cheboygan 61
210 B Allen Park 61
211 B Ubly 61
212 B Fremont 60
213 B Madison Heights 60
214 B Melvindale 60
215 B Belleville 60
216 B Flat Rock 60
217 B Belding 60
218 C Fraser 59
219 C Covert Township 59
220 C Pittsfield Township 58
221 C Marine City 58
222 C Bronson 57
223 C Walker 57
224 C Capac 57
225 C Colon 57
226 C Imlay City 57
227 C Clinton Township 56
228 C Ann Arbor 55
229 C Manistee 55
230 C East Jordan 55
231 C Marlette 55
232 C Almont 55
233 C Mackinac Island 53
234 C Dearborn 53
235 C Stockbridge 53
236 C Cassopolis 53
237 C Yale 52
238 C Coloma Township 52
239 C Big Rapids 51
240 C Bad Axe 51
241 C Holland 51
242 C Hastings 51
243 C St. Charles 51
244 C Vicksburg 50
245 C Eaton Rapids 50
246 C Sault Ste. Marie 50
247 C Menominee 50
248 C Blackman Township 49
249 C Decatur 49
250 C Van Buren Township 49
251 C Clinton 49
252 C Mount Pleasant 48
253 C Utica 47
254 C White Pigeon 47
255 C Augusta 47
256 C Escanaba 47
257 C Portage 46
258 C Auburn Hills 46
259 C Bridgeport Township 46
260 C Center Line 45
261 C Birch Run 44
262 C Dearborn Heights 44
263 C Roosevelt Park 43
264 C Emmett Township 43
265 C Fowlerville 43
266 C St. Joseph 43
267 C Westland 43
268 C Kentwood 42
269 C Newaygo 42
270 C Oak Park 42
271 C Charlotte 42
272 C Alma 41
273 C Alpena 40
274 C Watervliet 40
275 D Reed City 39
276 D Tawas City 39
277 D Southgate 38
278 D Carrollton Township 38
279 D Hamtramck 37
280 D Mattawan 37
281 D Niles 36
282 D Croswell 36
283 D Mendon 35
284 D Owosso 35
285 D Grandville 34
286 D Greenville 34
287 D Wyoming 34
288 D Warren 33
289 D Lakeview 33
290 D Cadillac 32
291 D Hart 31
292 D Southfield 30
293 D Redford Township 29
294 D Bay City 28
295 D Port Huron 27
296 F Kalamazoo Township 24
297 F Paw Paw 23
298 F Adrian 22
299 F Caro 22
300 F Genesee Township 22
301 F Gaylord 21
302 F Gladwin 21
303 F Wayne 20
304 F Roseville 19
305 F Flint 18
306 F Lincoln Park 17
307 F Vassar 17
308 F Pontiac 16
309 F Mount Morris 15
310 F Manistique 15
311 F Ypsilanti 14
312 F Mount Morris Township 14
313 F Inkster 14
314 F Bangor 13
315 F Saginaw 13
316 F Taylor 12
317 F Romulus 12
318 F Mackinaw City 11
319 F Buena Vista Township 11
320 F Eastpointe 10
321 F Burton 10
322 F Grand Rapids 8
323 F Battle Creek 8
324 F Lansing 8
325 F Albion 5
326 F Lansing Township 4
327 F South Haven 3
328 F Dowagiac 1
329 F Harper Woods 0
330 F Flint Township 0
331 F Jackson 0
332 F Kalamazoo 0
333 F Detroit 0
334 F Benton Harbor 0
335 F Benton Township 0
336 F Highland Park 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Michigan's overall crime safety grade?
Michigan has an overall safety grade of C (score: 45/100). This is based on the state's aggregate violent crime rate of 431.4 per 100K and property crime rate of 1395.3 per 100K compared to national averages.
How many cities in Michigan have an A+ safety grade?
51 cities in Michigan earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 92 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in Michigan?
Kinross Township is the highest-rated city in Michigan with an A+ grade (score: 98/100). Its violent crime rate is 15.4 per 100K.

Nationwide states with similar crime grades

FBI UCR peer sets for Michigan grade pages, ranked across all states so these neighborhoods are not the alphabetically adjacent list below.

Similar safety score

Nearest states by statewide safety score (45/100 here, grade C).

Washington
45/100 (C)
Louisiana
44/100 (C)
Oregon
46/100 (C)
Texas
43/100 (C)

Similar graded-city count

Nearest states by cities with A–F grades (336 here); safety-score peers above are excluded.

Ohio
321 graded cities
New Jersey
378 graded cities
Massachusetts
294 graded cities
Illinois
411 graded cities

Nearby States, Crime Grades

Compare Michigan's grade distribution with neighboring states, or use the compare tool to benchmark jurisdictions side-by-side.

Maryland
MD grades
Massachusetts
MA grades
Minnesota
MN grades
Mississippi
MS grades
Missouri
MO grades

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Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, 2024. Safety scores based on violent and property crime rates vs. national averages published in FBI Crime in the United States (CIUS) Table 8. Population figures reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with FBI.gov UCR and Census.gov QuickFacts.

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