Michigan Crime Grades

Statewide grade C

366 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 366 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 366 graded Michigan cities, 80 earned A+, 93 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 Addison Township with a A+ grade (score: 100/100, violent rate 0/100K). The lowest-rated city is Highland Park with a F grade (score: 0/100, violent rate 3019.3/100K).

Roughly 47% of graded cities in Michigan achieved an A or A+ rating, while 17% 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+
80 cities
A
93 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 Addison Township reports the lowest violent-crime rate in Michigan. At 0 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+ Addison Township 100
2 A+ Marenisco Township 100
3 A+ Morrice 100
4 A+ New Era 100
5 A+ Owendale 100
6 A+ Pigeon 100
7 A+ Crystal Falls 99
8 A+ Ishpeming Township 99
9 A+ Lapeer Township 99
10 A+ Peck 99
11 A+ Akron 98
12 A+ Mayville 98
13 A+ Otisville 98
14 A+ Kinross Township 98
15 A+ Perry 97
16 A+ Bancroft 96
17 A+ Caseville 96
18 A+ Litchfield 96
19 A+ Morenci 96
20 A+ Saugatuck-Douglas 96
21 A+ Springport Township 96
22 A+ Grosse Ile Township 96
23 A+ Oakland Township 96
24 A+ Laingsburg 95
25 A+ Lyon Township 95
26 A+ Rogers City 95
27 A+ Hamburg Township 95
28 A+ Pentwater 94
29 A+ Shepherd 94
30 A+ Rochester 94
31 A+ Springfield Township 94
32 A+ Huntington Woods 94
33 A+ Berkley 94
34 A+ Grosse Pointe Shores 94
35 A+ New Buffalo 94
36 A+ Somerset Township 93
37 A+ Northville 93
38 A+ Napoleon Township 93
39 A+ Orion Township 93
40 A+ Milford 93
41 A+ Linden 93
42 A+ Argentine Township 93
43 A+ Potterville 93
44 A+ New Lothrop 92
45 A+ Port Austin 92
46 A+ Essexville 92
47 A+ Trenton 92
48 A+ Bloomfield Township 92
49 A+ Gladstone 92
50 A+ White Lake Township 92
51 A+ New Baltimore 92
52 A+ West Branch 92
53 A+ Pinckney 92
54 A+ Green Oak Township 92
55 A+ Shelby 92
56 A+ Richland Township, Saginaw County 92
57 A+ Williamston 92
58 A+ Romeo 92
59 A+ Oxford 92
60 A+ South Lyon 92
61 A+ Adrian Township 92
62 A+ Brandon Township 92
63 A+ Grand Beach/Michiana 91
64 A+ Kingston 91
65 A+ Franklin 91
66 A+ St. Ignace 91
67 A+ Beverly Hills 91
68 A+ Portland 91
69 A+ Unadilla Township 91
70 A+ Corunna 91
71 A+ Flushing Township 91
72 A+ Wolverine Lake 91
73 A+ Stanton 91
74 A+ Harbor Springs 91
75 A+ Breckenridge 90
76 A+ Houghton 90
77 A+ Bridgman 90
78 A+ Armada 90
79 A+ Oxford Township 90
80 A+ Carson City 90
81 A Plymouth Township 89
82 A Northville Township 89
83 A Birmingham 89
84 A Allegan 89
85 A Commerce Township 89
86 A Montrose Township 89
87 A St. Clair 89
88 A Richfield Township, Genesee County 89
89 A Boyne City 89
90 A Forsyth Township 89
91 A Caspian-Gaastra 89
92 A Rothbury 88
93 A Northfield Township 88
94 A Flushing 88
95 A Pleasant Ridge 88
96 A Raisin Township 88
97 A Farmington 88
98 A Tittabawassee Township 88
99 A Blissfield 88
100 A Grosse Pointe Farms 87
101 A Sylvan Lake 87
102 A West Bloomfield Township 87
103 A Holly 87
104 A Memphis 87
105 A Independence Township 87
106 A Richfield Township, Roscommon County 87
107 A Plymouth 86
108 A Richmond 86
109 A Zeeland 86
110 A Rochester Hills 86
111 A Dryden Township 86
112 A Keego Harbor 86
113 A Clayton Township 86
114 A Manton 85
115 A Tecumseh 85
116 A Grosse Pointe Park 84
117 A East Grand Rapids 84
118 A Novi 84
119 A Gibraltar 84
120 A Rockwood 84
121 A Spring Arbor Township 84
122 A Highland Township 84
123 A Rockford 83
124 A Milan 83
125 A Howell 83
126 A Bloomfield Hills 83
127 A Petoskey 83
128 A Harbor Beach 83
129 A Metamora Township 83
130 A Hampton Township 82
131 A Midland 82
132 A Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township 82
133 A Kalkaska 81
134 A Grayling 81
135 A St. Joseph Township 81
136 A Royal Oak 81
137 A Three Oaks 81
138 A Chesterfield Township 80
139 A Marysville 80
140 A Negaunee 80
141 A Hudson 79
142 A Metro Police Authority of Genesee County 79
143 A Walled Lake 79
144 A Lincoln Township 79
145 A Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg 79
146 A Brownstown Township 79
147 A Shelby Township 79
148 A St. Johns 79
149 A Brighton 78
150 A Whitehall 78
151 A Chelsea 78
152 A Chikaming Township 78
153 A Grosse Pointe Woods 77
154 A Troy 77
155 A Mason 77
156 A Grand Blanc 77
157 A Orchard Lake 77
158 A Ionia 77
159 A St. Louis 77
160 A Marquette 77
161 A Hancock 77
162 A Laurium 77
163 A Chocolay Township 77
164 A Tuscarora Township 76
165 A Woodhaven 75
166 A Sandusky 75
167 A Clare 75
168 A Denton Township 75
169 A Sparta 75
170 A Lowell 75
171 A Clawson 75
172 A Ironwood 75
173 A Leslie 75
174 B Lawton 74
175 B Canton Township 74
176 B Davison Township 74
177 B Farmington Hills 74
178 B Gerrish Township 74
179 B Schoolcraft 73
180 B Wixom 73
181 B Ishpeming 73
182 B Davison 73
183 B Clarkston 73
184 B Grosse Pointe 72
185 B Hartford 72
186 B St. Clair Shores 72
187 B Riverview 72
188 B Bath Township 72
189 B Huron Township 72
190 B Lapeer 71
191 B Grand Haven 71
192 B Ludington 71
193 B Scottville 71
194 B Frankenmuth 71
195 B Reading 71
196 B Vernon 71
197 B Beaverton 70
198 B Charlevoix 70
199 B Saginaw Township 70
200 B Saline 70
201 B Otsego 70
202 B DeWitt Township 70
203 B Millington 70
204 B Clio 69
205 B Richland 69
206 B Lathrup Village 69
207 B Wyandotte 69
208 B Oscoda Township 69
209 B Lake Orion 69
210 B Madison Township 68
211 B Sterling Heights 68
212 B Grand Ledge 68
213 B Meridian Township 67
214 B East Lansing 67
215 B Durand 67
216 B Grand Blanc Township 67
217 B Baroda-Lake Township 67
218 B Thomas Township 67
219 B Sumpter Township 67
220 B Lexington 67
221 B Ferndale 66
222 B Livonia 66
223 B Hillsdale 66
224 B Hazel Park 65
225 B Coldwater 65
226 B Waterford Township 65
227 B Garden City 65
228 B Coleman 65
229 B Norton Shores 64
230 B Marshall 64
231 B Cass City 64
232 B Lawrence 64
233 B Iron River 64
234 B Jonesville 63
235 B Elkton 63
236 B Plainwell 63
237 B Fenton 62
238 B Buchanan 62
239 B Cheboygan 61
240 B Allen Park 61
241 B Ubly 61
242 B Fremont 60
243 B Madison Heights 60
244 B Melvindale 60
245 B Belleville 60
246 B Flat Rock 60
247 B Belding 60
248 C Fraser 59
249 C Covert Township 59
250 C Pittsfield Township 58
251 C Marine City 58
252 C Bronson 57
253 C Walker 57
254 C Capac 57
255 C Colon 57
256 C Imlay City 57
257 C Clinton Township 56
258 C Ann Arbor 55
259 C Manistee 55
260 C East Jordan 55
261 C Marlette 55
262 C Almont 55
263 C Mackinac Island 53
264 C Dearborn 53
265 C Stockbridge 53
266 C Cassopolis 53
267 C Yale 52
268 C Coloma Township 52
269 C Big Rapids 51
270 C Bad Axe 51
271 C Holland 51
272 C Hastings 51
273 C St. Charles 51
274 C Vicksburg 50
275 C Eaton Rapids 50
276 C Sault Ste. Marie 50
277 C Menominee 50
278 C Blackman Township 49
279 C Decatur 49
280 C Van Buren Township 49
281 C Clinton 49
282 C Mount Pleasant 48
283 C Utica 47
284 C White Pigeon 47
285 C Augusta 47
286 C Escanaba 47
287 C Portage 46
288 C Auburn Hills 46
289 C Bridgeport Township 46
290 C Center Line 45
291 C Birch Run 44
292 C Dearborn Heights 44
293 C Roosevelt Park 43
294 C Emmett Township 43
295 C Fowlerville 43
296 C St. Joseph 43
297 C Westland 43
298 C Kentwood 42
299 C Newaygo 42
300 C Oak Park 42
301 C Charlotte 42
302 C Alma 41
303 C Alpena 40
304 C Watervliet 40
305 D Reed City 39
306 D Tawas City 39
307 D Southgate 38
308 D Carrollton Township 38
309 D Hamtramck 37
310 D Mattawan 37
311 D Niles 36
312 D Croswell 36
313 D Mendon 35
314 D Owosso 35
315 D Grandville 34
316 D Greenville 34
317 D Wyoming 34
318 D Warren 33
319 D Lakeview 33
320 D Cadillac 32
321 D Hart 31
322 D Southfield 30
323 D Redford Township 29
324 D Bay City 28
325 D Port Huron 27
326 F Kalamazoo Township 24
327 F Paw Paw 23
328 F Adrian 22
329 F Caro 22
330 F Genesee Township 22
331 F Gaylord 21
332 F Gladwin 21
333 F Wayne 20
334 F Roseville 19
335 F Flint 18
336 F Lincoln Park 17
337 F Vassar 17
338 F Pontiac 16
339 F Mount Morris 15
340 F Manistique 15
341 F Ypsilanti 14
342 F Mount Morris Township 14
343 F Inkster 14
344 F Bangor 13
345 F Saginaw 13
346 F Taylor 12
347 F Romulus 12
348 F Mackinaw City 11
349 F Buena Vista Township 11
350 F Eastpointe 10
351 F Burton 10
352 F Grand Rapids 8
353 F Battle Creek 8
354 F Lansing 8
355 F Albion 5
356 F Lansing Township 4
357 F South Haven 3
358 F Dowagiac 1
359 F Harper Woods 0
360 F Flint Township 0
361 F Jackson 0
362 F Kalamazoo 0
363 F Detroit 0
364 F Benton Harbor 0
365 F Benton Township 0
366 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?
80 cities in Michigan earned an A+ safety grade (2024), meaning their crime rates are well below the national average. 93 additional cities earned an A grade.
Which is the safest city in Michigan?
Addison Township is the highest-rated city in Michigan with a A+ grade (score: 100/100). Its violent crime rate is 0 per 100K.

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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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