Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2016
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2016, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Detroit had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,046.52), followed by Muskegon Heights (1,835.88), Highland Park (1,739.13), Flint (1,583.84), and Saginaw (1,467.04).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2016, 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 | Detroit | 2046.52 |
| 2 | Muskegon Heights | 1835.88 |
| 3 | Highland Park | 1739.13 |
| 4 | Flint | 1583.84 |
| 5 | Saginaw | 1467.04 |
| 6 | Inkster | 1319.86 |
| 7 | Pontiac | 1248.27 |
| 8 | Jackson | 1237.15 |
| 9 | Kalamazoo | 1210.91 |
| 10 | Lansing | 1164.07 |
| 11 | Hamtramck | 1140.04 |
| 12 | Benton Township | 1103.17 |
| 13 | Battle Creek | 975.31 |
| 14 | Flint Township | 965.20 |
| 15 | Port Huron | 959.50 |
| 16 | Wayne | 959.44 |
| 17 | Harper Woods | 908.17 |
| 18 | Eastpointe | 813.43 |
| 19 | Ypsilanti | 754.28 |
| 20 | Lincoln Park | 728.10 |
| 21 | Romulus | 724.86 |
| 22 | Muskegon | 710.16 |
| 23 | Redford Township | 707.36 |
| 24 | Grand Rapids | 675.19 |
| 25 | Bay City | 607.86 |
| 26 | Taylor | 606.95 |
| 27 | Niles | 567.28 |
| 28 | Melvindale | 531.50 |
| 29 | Roseville | 515.68 |
| 30 | Warren | 509.51 |
| 31 | Emmett Township | 482.59 |
| 32 | Owosso | 472.44 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 463.66 |
| 34 | Traverse City | 430.53 |
| 35 | Kalamazoo Township | 415.75 |
| 36 | Mount Morris Township | 404.84 |
| 37 | Sault Ste. Marie | 392.36 |
| 38 | Van Buren Township | 388.04 |
| 39 | Coldwater | 387.92 |
| 40 | Dearborn Heights | 370.62 |
| 41 | Dearborn | 367.69 |
| 42 | Burton | 367.61 |
| 43 | Cadillac | 366.37 |
| 44 | Westland | 365.08 |
| 45 | Oak Park | 351.90 |
| 46 | Holland | 348.42 |
| 47 | Genesee Township | 343.26 |
| 48 | Ionia | 343.01 |
| 49 | Hazel Park | 330.61 |
| 50 | Clinton Township | 324.33 |
| 51 | Kentwood | 321.79 |
| 52 | Escanaba | 317.64 |
| 53 | Big Rapids | 308.02 |
| 54 | Riverview | 305.10 |
| 55 | Muskegon Township | 303.52 |
| 56 | Sturgis | 294.23 |
| 57 | Alpena | 286.59 |
| 58 | Blackman Township | 271.84 |
| 59 | Auburn Hills | 270.35 |
| 60 | Southgate | 267.51 |
| 61 | Madison Heights | 267.35 |
| 62 | Southfield | 265.53 |
| 63 | Garden City | 257.65 |
| 64 | Mount Pleasant | 257.01 |
| 65 | Grand Haven | 241.16 |
| 66 | East Lansing | 237.35 |
| 67 | Trenton | 224.12 |
| 68 | Ferndale | 222.42 |
| 69 | Portage | 212.15 |
| 70 | Chesterfield Township | 206.84 |
| 71 | Saginaw Township | 205.47 |
| 72 | Pittsfield Township | 204.11 |
| 73 | Meridian Township | 201.41 |
| 74 | Grandville | 199.13 |
| 75 | Brownstown Township | 197.64 |
| 76 | Wyandotte | 195.77 |
| 77 | Allen Park | 194.25 |
| 78 | St. Clair Shores | 193.53 |
| 79 | Fraser | 190.91 |
| 80 | Norton Shores | 185.52 |
| 81 | Sterling Heights | 182.61 |
| 82 | Ann Arbor | 180.99 |
| 83 | Fruitport Township | 180.13 |
| 84 | Huron Township | 179.23 |
| 85 | New Baltimore | 169.23 |
| 86 | Canton Township | 169.15 |
| 87 | Walker | 164.83 |
| 88 | Wixom | 159.47 |
| 89 | Livonia | 149.64 |
| 90 | Shelby Township | 132.61 |
| 91 | Waterford Township | 132.32 |
| 92 | Fenton | 131.78 |
| 93 | DeWitt Township | 129.38 |
| 94 | Thomas Township | 121.69 |
| 95 | Marquette | 117.47 |
| 96 | Grosse Pointe Park | 116.49 |
| 97 | Davison Township | 115.61 |
| 98 | Brandon Township | 114.71 |
| 99 | Midland | 113.58 |
| 100 | Royal Oak | 109.49 |
| 101 | Flushing Township | 107.47 |
| 102 | Farmington Hills | 94.31 |
| 103 | Troy | 93.14 |
| 104 | Clawson | 91.26 |
| 105 | Oxford Township | 88.09 |
| 106 | Bath Township | 87.64 |
| 107 | Green Oak Township | 85.46 |
| 108 | Highland Township | 80.80 |
| 109 | Woodhaven | 80.14 |
| 110 | Berkley | 78.29 |
| 111 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 76.44 |
| 112 | Rochester Hills | 71.71 |
| 113 | Orion Township | 70.32 |
| 114 | Lincoln Township | 68.97 |
| 115 | West Bloomfield Township | 68.06 |
| 116 | Milford | 65.84 |
| 117 | Hamburg Township | 64.47 |
| 118 | Independence Township | 62.69 |
| 119 | Rochester | 61.30 |
| 120 | Plymouth Township | 59.55 |
| 121 | South Lyon | 59.32 |
| 122 | Lyon Township | 58.15 |
| 123 | Novi | 53.84 |
| 124 | Springfield Township | 48.39 |
| 125 | White Lake Township | 48.18 |
| 126 | Farmington | 47.38 |
| 127 | Bloomfield Township | 47.27 |
| 128 | Commerce Township | 47.10 |
| 129 | Birmingham | 42.83 |
| 130 | Northville Township | 41.54 |
| 131 | Oakland Township | 30.52 |
| 132 | Beverly Hills | 28.69 |
| 133 | Grosse Ile Township | 19.76 |
| 134 | East Grand Rapids | 17.49 |