Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2012
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2012, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Flint had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,729.46), followed by Saginaw (2,362.14), Benton Harbor (2,347.32), Detroit (2,122.91), and Highland Park (1,970.53).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2012, and the table below shows the ranking of Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Violent crime rate per 100K.
You can see similar rankings of cities for other crime types in Michigan, and the ranking of all cities in the US.
Hover over or click on the bars in the chart below, to see the number of Violent crimes for each city. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.
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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Michigan cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flint | 2729.46 |
| 2 | Saginaw | 2362.14 |
| 3 | Benton Harbor | 2347.32 |
| 4 | Detroit | 2122.91 |
| 5 | Highland Park | 1970.53 |
| 6 | Muskegon Heights | 1850.82 |
| 7 | Inkster | 1516.18 |
| 8 | Hamtramck | 1062.39 |
| 9 | Flint Township | 969.16 |
| 10 | Lansing | 939.94 |
| 11 | Harper Woods | 928.95 |
| 12 | Kalamazoo | 878.38 |
| 13 | Ypsilanti | 872.00 |
| 14 | Grand Rapids | 771.24 |
| 15 | Mount Morris Township | 712.75 |
| 16 | Wayne | 682.85 |
| 17 | Eastpointe | 624.40 |
| 18 | Bay City | 618.85 |
| 19 | Lincoln Park | 587.63 |
| 20 | Oak Park | 548.56 |
| 21 | Warren | 532.23 |
| 22 | Monroe | 522.07 |
| 23 | Hazel Park | 519.89 |
| 24 | Emmett Township | 503.33 |
| 25 | Southfield | 487.18 |
| 26 | Taylor | 484.54 |
| 27 | Burton | 483.90 |
| 28 | Roseville | 478.90 |
| 29 | Genesee Township | 439.11 |
| 30 | Escanaba | 435.26 |
| 31 | Ferndale | 414.07 |
| 32 | Holland | 408.48 |
| 33 | Westland | 405.77 |
| 34 | Owosso | 405.72 |
| 35 | Melvindale | 376.93 |
| 36 | Van Buren Township | 374.81 |
| 37 | Bridgeport Township | 372.67 |
| 38 | Dearborn Heights | 337.25 |
| 39 | Dearborn | 331.23 |
| 40 | Clinton Township | 300.00 |
| 41 | Wixom | 286.83 |
| 42 | Chesterfield Township | 278.33 |
| 43 | Southgate | 275.53 |
| 44 | Garden City | 266.15 |
| 45 | Madison Heights | 257.45 |
| 46 | St. Clair Shores | 252.34 |
| 47 | Big Rapids | 252.27 |
| 48 | Kalamazoo Township | 250.95 |
| 49 | East Lansing | 238.19 |
| 50 | Grand Blanc Township | 236.52 |
| 51 | Norton Shores | 217.72 |
| 52 | Saginaw Township | 209.14 |
| 53 | Auburn Hills | 208.73 |
| 54 | Ann Arbor | 197.38 |
| 55 | Davison Township | 195.73 |
| 56 | Waterford Township | 195.23 |
| 57 | Walker | 193.42 |
| 58 | Fraser | 192.94 |
| 59 | Bath Township | 189.31 |
| 60 | Sterling Heights | 178.50 |
| 61 | Grand Haven | 171.12 |
| 62 | Portage | 162.89 |
| 63 | Allen Park | 161.05 |
| 64 | Meridian Township | 160.71 |
| 65 | Huron Township | 158.95 |
| 66 | Grosse Pointe Park | 157.29 |
| 67 | Pittsfield Township | 157.05 |
| 68 | Mundy Township | 153.74 |
| 69 | Farmington | 153.17 |
| 70 | Livonia | 152.04 |
| 71 | St. Joseph Township | 149.36 |
| 72 | Fenton | 145.77 |
| 73 | Wyandotte | 140.42 |
| 74 | Ionia | 131.46 |
| 75 | Woodhaven | 125.47 |
| 76 | Royal Oak | 124.89 |
| 77 | Thomas Township | 117.38 |
| 78 | Shelby Township | 116.28 |
| 79 | Trenton | 112.44 |
| 80 | Clawson | 109.16 |
| 81 | Green Oak Township | 108.19 |
| 82 | Birmingham | 98.77 |
| 83 | Marquette | 97.49 |
| 84 | Farmington Hills | 92.14 |
| 85 | Midland | 90.25 |
| 86 | Riverview | 88.92 |
| 87 | New Baltimore | 82.58 |
| 88 | White Lake Township | 79.38 |
| 89 | Beverly Hills | 77.36 |
| 90 | Grandville | 77.23 |
| 91 | Troy | 73.56 |
| 92 | Rochester | 70.30 |
| 93 | Novi | 66.52 |
| 94 | Berkley | 59.69 |
| 95 | West Bloomfield Township | 55.25 |
| 96 | Lincoln Township | 54.37 |
| 97 | Bloomfield Township | 53.18 |
| 98 | Hamburg Township | 47.02 |
| 99 | Milford | 44.17 |
| 100 | South Lyon | 35.06 |
| 101 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 31.29 |
| 102 | Grosse Ile Township | 9.74 |