Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2015
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2015, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Benton Harbor had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,257.29), followed by Detroit (1,759.59), Highland Park (1,647.81), Muskegon Heights (1,529.62), and Flint (1,477.28).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2015, 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 | Benton Harbor | 2257.29 |
| 2 | Detroit | 1759.59 |
| 3 | Highland Park | 1647.81 |
| 4 | Muskegon Heights | 1529.62 |
| 5 | Flint | 1477.28 |
| 6 | Saginaw | 1399.14 |
| 7 | Jackson | 1240.72 |
| 8 | Pontiac | 1237.31 |
| 9 | Inkster | 1208.58 |
| 10 | Lansing | 1156.99 |
| 11 | Kalamazoo | 1128.07 |
| 12 | Harper Woods | 1055.45 |
| 13 | Hamtramck | 975.94 |
| 14 | Port Huron | 946.59 |
| 15 | Ypsilanti | 940.22 |
| 16 | Eastpointe | 804.06 |
| 17 | Romulus | 773.97 |
| 18 | Battle Creek | 754.41 |
| 19 | Grand Rapids | 727.21 |
| 20 | Muskegon | 723.17 |
| 21 | Flint Township | 717.69 |
| 22 | Wayne | 689.17 |
| 23 | Mount Morris Township | 659.07 |
| 24 | Redford Township | 643.47 |
| 25 | Bay City | 606.51 |
| 26 | Lincoln Park | 596.86 |
| 27 | Warren | 548.88 |
| 28 | Owosso | 538.18 |
| 29 | Hazel Park | 534.37 |
| 30 | Roseville | 526.50 |
| 31 | Taylor | 486.53 |
| 32 | Monroe | 473.25 |
| 33 | Sturgis | 468.79 |
| 34 | Melvindale | 462.47 |
| 35 | Niles | 449.26 |
| 36 | Bridgeport Township | 444.88 |
| 37 | Burton | 417.55 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 414.47 |
| 39 | Westland | 410.17 |
| 40 | Traverse City | 409.59 |
| 41 | Genesee Township | 408.96 |
| 42 | Kalamazoo Township | 400.44 |
| 43 | Dearborn Heights | 388.52 |
| 44 | Holland | 384.68 |
| 45 | Dearborn | 374.89 |
| 46 | Kentwood | 368.51 |
| 47 | Muskegon Township | 354.69 |
| 48 | Oak Park | 343.76 |
| 49 | Emmett Township | 342.79 |
| 50 | Berkley | 325.75 |
| 51 | Southgate | 317.67 |
| 52 | Southfield | 310.97 |
| 53 | Alpena | 284.51 |
| 54 | Coldwater | 268.94 |
| 55 | Van Buren Township | 258.85 |
| 56 | Cadillac | 251.72 |
| 57 | Escanaba | 250.73 |
| 58 | Pittsfield Township | 245.72 |
| 59 | Grandville | 237.80 |
| 60 | Ionia | 235.73 |
| 61 | Chesterfield Township | 235.24 |
| 62 | Saginaw Township | 226.23 |
| 63 | Auburn Hills | 223.18 |
| 64 | Blackman Township | 220.56 |
| 65 | Thomas Township | 215.22 |
| 66 | St. Clair Shores | 214.59 |
| 67 | Wyandotte | 212.09 |
| 68 | Marquette | 209.69 |
| 69 | Mount Pleasant | 204.17 |
| 70 | Garden City | 196.96 |
| 71 | Ferndale | 196.61 |
| 72 | Meridian Township | 193.84 |
| 73 | East Lansing | 193.15 |
| 74 | Fenton | 193.07 |
| 75 | Ann Arbor | 192.03 |
| 76 | Big Rapids | 191.48 |
| 77 | Mundy Township | 191.39 |
| 78 | Madison Heights | 187.45 |
| 79 | Portage | 182.52 |
| 80 | Grand Blanc Township | 180.54 |
| 81 | Sterling Heights | 176.18 |
| 82 | Grand Haven | 171.05 |
| 83 | Norton Shores | 170.06 |
| 84 | Sault Ste. Marie | 165.34 |
| 85 | Allen Park | 164.10 |
| 86 | Walker | 157.86 |
| 87 | Clawson | 156.96 |
| 88 | Livonia | 154.46 |
| 89 | Woodhaven | 151.64 |
| 90 | Lincoln Township | 144.56 |
| 91 | Bath Township | 141.31 |
| 92 | Waterford Township | 138.78 |
| 93 | Fraser | 136.44 |
| 94 | Canton Township | 132.77 |
| 95 | Springfield Township | 131.54 |
| 96 | Dewitt Township | 128.50 |
| 97 | New Baltimore | 121.78 |
| 98 | Davison Township | 121.39 |
| 99 | Midland | 116.74 |
| 100 | Shelby Township | 114.64 |
| 101 | Green Oak Township | 113.93 |
| 102 | Lyon Township | 105.88 |
| 103 | Rochester | 99.49 |
| 104 | Brandon Township | 95.71 |
| 105 | Farmington Hills | 91.62 |
| 106 | Highland Township | 90.65 |
| 107 | Independence Township | 87.62 |
| 108 | Royal Oak | 87.34 |
| 109 | Plymouth Township | 85.40 |
| 110 | South Lyon | 84.69 |
| 111 | White Lake Township | 83.41 |
| 112 | Riverview | 82.21 |
| 113 | Grosse Pointe Park | 80.15 |
| 114 | West Bloomfield Township | 76.95 |
| 115 | Milford | 65.96 |
| 116 | Troy | 65.76 |
| 117 | Northville Township | 65.75 |
| 118 | Wixom | 65.19 |
| 119 | Orion Township | 64.60 |
| 120 | Flushing Township | 58.42 |
| 121 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 57.06 |
| 122 | Farmington | 56.60 |
| 123 | East Grand Rapids | 52.62 |
| 124 | Novi | 52.34 |
| 125 | Hamburg Township | 50.40 |
| 126 | Commerce Township | 49.76 |
| 127 | Oxford Township | 44.47 |
| 128 | Birmingham | 38.23 |
| 129 | Rochester Hills | 33.94 |
| 130 | Oakland Township | 31.00 |
| 131 | Bloomfield Township | 30.81 |
| 132 | Grosse Ile Township | 9.86 |
| 133 | Beverly Hills | 9.53 |