State crime profile · 2024

Michigan Crime Rates: Safest & Most Dangerous Cities

Crime data for 366 cities and 69 of 83 counties in Michigan (MI), ranked safest to most dangerous from 654 reporting agencies.

Data updated 2026-09-05

431.4
Violent / 100K
1,395.3
Property / 100K
366
Cities
69
Counties

Michigan violent crime is 431.4 per 100,000, 23% above the U.S. average

According to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for 2024, Michigan records 431.4 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 23% above the national average (about the 41st-safest of 51 states and D.C.). Statewide averages hide city and county variation; UCR participation is voluntary.

  • 431.4 violent crimes per 100K
  • +23% vs. the U.S. average
  • 11,599 Detroit violent-crime reports, volume #1 of 68
  • 2,201.5/100K Saginaw rate #1 (volume #5)

How safe is Michigan? FBI UCR data snapshot

Michigan (MI) reported 43,741 violent crimes and 141,493 property crimes in 2024, based on FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program submissions from 654 law enforcement agencies. That translates to a statewide violent crime rate of 431.4 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1395.3 per 100,000 against a reporting population of 10,140,459. The PlainCrime dataset indexes 366 Michigan cities and 69 counties, each with their own detail pages and local crime figures drawn from FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10.

The FBI's state-level summary reports violent and property crime as aggregate totals rather than broken out by individual offense type (murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson). For an offense-by-offense breakdown, see the individual city and county pages for Michigan below, which draw on FBI UCR Tables 8 and 10 and do report each offense type separately.

Across 11 years of state-level UCR history (2014–2024), the violent crime rate moved from 425.8 to 431.4 per 100,000, a rise of 1.3%. City-level detail pages within Michigan include safety grades (A+ to F), benchmarks against national averages, per-capita risk estimates, and multi-year trend tables for users comparing specific jurisdictions. All figures above are drawn from FBI UCR 2024 submissions; reporting completeness varies by agency, and the FBI periodically restates prior-year figures as late submissions arrive.

How Michigan ranks nationally

Michigan vs. every U.S. state

Violent crime per 100,000 residents, FBI UCR 2024. Lower is safer.

431 20th percentile among 51 U.S. states

MI 0 1,100+ every state & DC, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band of values; taller bars hold more U.S. states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · 2024

Safest cities · Most dangerous cities · Crime trends

Crime Trends

Year Population Violent Crime Rate Property Crime Rate
2024 10,140,459 43,741 431.4 141,493 1395.3
2023 10,037,261 45,740 455.7 156,904 1563.2
2022 10,034,113 46,230 460.7 156,104 1555.7
2021 10,050,811 49,103 488.5 137,605 1369.1
2020 9,966,555 48,632 488 139,785 1402.5
2019 9,986,857 43,667 437.2 158,534 1587.4
2018 9,995,915 45,245 452.6 167,092 1671.6
2017 9,962,311 44,972 451.4 181,139 1818.2
2016 9,928,300 45,512 458.4 190,485 1918.6
2015 9,922,576 41,453 417.8 191,611 1931.1
2014 9,909,877 42,196 425.8 201,778 2036.1

Cities in Michigan

Safest cities in Michigan

Cities with 25,000+ residents, lowest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Lyon Township is the safest sizeable city in Michigan, at 26.8 violent crimes per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Highest violent-crime cities in Michigan

Cities with 25,000+ residents, highest violent crime per 100,000, FBI UCR 2024. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K

What this shows Saginaw reports the highest big-city violent-crime rate in Michigan, at 2,201.5 per 100,000.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Detroit recorded 11,599 violent-crime reports (#1 of 68) at 1,781.3 per 100,000 (rate #2). Saginaw recorded 944 (#5) at 2,201.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Volume #1 is not rate #1 among Michigan cities

Violent-crime rate per 100,000 for the count leader and the rate leader among cities with 25,000+ residents, FBI UCR 2024. Each tooltip identifies the relevant rate or volume rank; chart row is not a state rank.

/100K

What this shows Detroit recorded 11,599 violent-crime reports (#1 of 68) at 1,781.3 per 100,000 (rate #2). Saginaw recorded 944 (#5) at 2,201.5 per 100,000 (#1). These are FBI UCR 2024 agency submissions, not a personal risk forecast.

Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024
Michigan's largest cities, violent vs. property crime. X axis violent crime per 100K, Y axis property crime per 100K, split by the national averages. 14 cities; the anchor is ringed. Michigan's largest cities, violent vs. property crime 104 1,924 Violent crime per 100K → 488 4,650 Property crime per 100K → Detroit Grand Rapids Warren Sterling Heights SAFEST HIGHEST CRIME PROPERTY-HEAVY VIOLENT-HEAVY Safety grade A / B C D / F
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program · split lines are Michigan's statewide averages · the four largest cities are labeled
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  • Detroit: 1781 violent, 4305 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Grand Rapids: 910 violent, 2481 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Warren: 542 violent, 1554 property per 100,000 (grade D)
  • Sterling Heights: 229 violent, 1042 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Ann Arbor: 303 violent, 1716 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Lansing: 1345 violent, 2499 property per 100,000 (grade F)
  • Dearborn: 293 violent, 2000 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Clinton Township: 320 violent, 1430 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Canton Township: 173 violent, 1052 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Livonia: 228 violent, 1262 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Troy: 116 violent, 1277 property per 100,000 (grade A)
  • Farmington Hills: 199 violent, 681 property per 100,000 (grade B)
  • Westland: 449 violent, 1356 property per 100,000 (grade C)
  • Shelby Township: 160 violent, 543 property per 100,000 (grade A)
D

Michigan safety livability score: 44/100

Percentile-benchmarked against all 51 tracked states, 2024 FBI UCR data.

  • Violent crime rate

    431.4/100K · F (20th percentile)

  • Property crime rate

    1395.3/100K · B (76th percentile)

  • Murder rate

    N/A, dropped from score, weight redistributed

City Population Violent / 100K Grade
Detroit 651,171
1,781.3
F
Grand Rapids 195,913
910.1
F
Warren 135,843
541.8
D
Sterling Heights 133,058
229.2
B
Ann Arbor 118,025
302.5
C
Lansing 111,965
1,345.1
F
Dearborn 104,571
292.6
C
Clinton Township 99,056
320
C
Canton Township 97,844
172.7
B
Livonia 91,189
228.1
B
Troy 87,422
115.5
A
Farmington Hills 82,116
198.5
B
Westland 81,727
449.1
C
Shelby Township 79,985
160
A
Flint 79,183
1,257.8
F
Wyoming 77,684
471.1
D
Rochester Hills 75,960
92.2
A
Southfield 75,454
493
D
Kalamazoo 73,002
1,283.5
F
Waterford Township 69,066
279.4
B
Novi 66,366
99.4
A
West Bloomfield Township 64,892
81.7
A
Pontiac 61,644
984.7
F
Battle Creek 61,163
1,121.6
F
Taylor 60,602
838.3
F
Dearborn Heights 60,148
458.9
C
Royal Oak 57,257
124
A
St. Clair Shores 57,157
185.5
B
Kentwood 53,891
387.8
C
East Lansing 50,472
219.9
B
Portage 49,416
277.2
C
Redford Township 47,067
543.9
D
Roseville 46,358
522
F
Chesterfield Township 45,674
113.9
A
Meridian Township 43,912
182.2
B
Bloomfield Township 43,611
36.7
A+
Saginaw 42,880
2,201.5
F
Midland 42,712
121.7
A
Saginaw Township 40,864
173.7
B
Grand Blanc Township 39,880
233.2
B
Pittsfield Township 39,244
265
C
Blackman Township 39,091
281.4
C
Commerce Township 39,076
61.4
A
Lincoln Park 38,169
678.6
F
Independence Township 37,059
102.5
A
Orion Township 35,833
36.3
A+
Holland 34,604
384.3
C
Eastpointe 33,492
719.6
F
Brownstown Township 32,439
151.1
A
Bay City 31,908
564.1
D
White Lake Township 31,222
41.6
A+
Northville Township 30,866
48.6
A
Flint Township 30,751
930.1
F
Jackson 30,704
1,061.8
F
Van Buren Township 29,591
327.8
C
Burton 29,280
765
F
Oak Park 28,858
398.5
C
Southgate 28,702
446
D
Port Huron 28,204
602.8
D
Madison Heights 28,188
276.7
B
Allen Park 27,193
239
B
Hamtramck 27,014
488.6
D
Plymouth Township 26,824
48.5
A
Lyon Township 26,094
26.8
A+
Auburn Hills 26,019
372.8
C
Garden City 26,008
280.7
B
Walker 25,308
221.3
C
Norton Shores 25,001
192
B
Inkster 24,751
1,074.7
F
Romulus 24,567
879.2
F
Kalamazoo Township 24,299
510.3
F
Wyandotte 23,778
239.7
B
Birmingham 21,326
56.3
A
Marquette 21,245
188.3
A
Metro Police Authority of Genesee County 21,186
132.2
A
Hamburg Township 21,143
37.8
A+
Mount Pleasant 20,577
427.7
C
Davison Township 20,357
186.7
B
Oakland Township 20,306
29.5
A+
Genesee Township 20,199
678.3
F
Green Oak Township 20,129
44.7
A+
Adrian 20,113
571.8
F
Mount Morris Township 19,494
959.3
F
Oxford Township 19,165
83.5
A+
Highland Township 19,047
136.5
A
Ferndale 19,041
204.8
B
Ypsilanti 19,021
657.2
F
Trenton 17,698
33.9
A+
Wixom 17,120
181.1
B
Milford 16,974
47.1
A+
Grandville 16,900
360.9
D
Wayne 16,891
692.7
F
Huron Township 16,648
234.3
B
Grosse Pointe Woods 15,665
95.8
A
DeWitt Township 15,433
246.2
B
Brandon Township 15,308
65.3
A+
Lincoln Township 14,864
141.3
A
Berkley 14,859
33.6
A+
Hazel Park 14,763
203.2
B
Springfield Township 14,762
27.1
A+
Showing the 100 largest of 366 reporting cities. Browse all 366 cities → Or see the safest and most dangerous rankings.

Counties in Michigan

69 of 83 Census county-equivalents (83.1%) appear in FBI Table 10 for this vintage. Missing counties are absent from the FBI source for this year, not dropped by PlainCrime. See national county coverage and methodology.

Largest counties in Michigan, violent crime per 100K

The 6 of the 8 largest counties with complete FBI agency coverage, violent crime per 100,000 residents. Hover a bar for the exact rate.

/100K
Source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program As of 2024

Not charted (Incomplete report): Wayne, Oakland. Their 2024 FBI agency coverage fails this site's completeness screen, so a rate here would read as unusually safe only because agencies did not report.

Alcona
Alger
Allegan
Alpena
Arenac
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clinton
Crawford
Delta
Eaton
Emmet
Genesee
Gladwin
Gogebic
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Huron
Ingham
Ionia
Iosco
Isabella
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kalkaska
Kent
Lapeer
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Luce
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Marquette
Mason
Mecosta
Midland
Missaukee
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorency
Muskegon
Oakland
Oceana
Ogemaw
Ontonagon
Osceola
Oscoda
Otsego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Sanilac
Shiawassee
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Tuscola
Washtenaw
Wayne
Wexford

Nationwide peers for Michigan

Similar violent rate (~431.4/100K)

Similar property rate (~1,395.3/100K)

Nearby States

Maryland
MD
Massachusetts
MA
Minnesota
MN
Mississippi
MS
Missouri
MO

Safest cities · Most dangerous · Trends · National rankings · Crime grades · Compare · Methodology

Primary source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States annual release. State-level trends cross-check against the FBI Crime Data Explorer (CDE) API.

Population figures for rate calculations reference U.S. Census Bureau estimates where FBI-reported populations are unavailable. Verify with Census.gov QuickFacts.

Read our methodology , how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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