Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2017
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2017, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Detroit had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,056.67), followed by Flint (1,945.03), Muskegon Heights (1,807.9), Highland Park (1,701.22), and Saginaw (1,568.26).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2017, 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 | 2056.67 |
| 2 | Flint | 1945.03 |
| 3 | Muskegon Heights | 1807.90 |
| 4 | Highland Park | 1701.22 |
| 5 | Saginaw | 1568.26 |
| 6 | Inkster | 1455.35 |
| 7 | Benton Township | 1254.01 |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 1197.17 |
| 9 | Lansing | 1135.84 |
| 10 | Jackson | 1130.34 |
| 11 | Pontiac | 1078.17 |
| 12 | Flint Township | 1010.44 |
| 13 | Battle Creek | 953.13 |
| 14 | Wayne | 943.23 |
| 15 | Port Huron | 907.47 |
| 16 | Romulus | 906.19 |
| 17 | Ypsilanti | 865.19 |
| 18 | Cadillac | 811.61 |
| 19 | Hamtramck | 808.17 |
| 20 | Eastpointe | 800.93 |
| 21 | Harper Woods | 747.09 |
| 22 | Bay City | 727.03 |
| 23 | Grand Rapids | 711.59 |
| 24 | Lincoln Park | 706.81 |
| 25 | Mount Morris Township | 687.45 |
| 26 | Redford Township | 682.78 |
| 27 | Melvindale | 623.66 |
| 28 | Niles | 598.11 |
| 29 | Muskegon | 596.74 |
| 30 | Taylor | 571.60 |
| 31 | Traverse City | 557.09 |
| 32 | Owosso | 541.58 |
| 33 | Monroe | 538.55 |
| 34 | Warren | 503.32 |
| 35 | Alpena | 476.85 |
| 36 | Burton | 467.67 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 467.48 |
| 38 | Emmett Township | 430.33 |
| 39 | Roseville | 430.21 |
| 40 | Dearborn Heights | 411.15 |
| 41 | Genesee Township | 409.82 |
| 42 | Hazel Park | 404.81 |
| 43 | Coldwater | 400.00 |
| 44 | Clinton Township | 365.35 |
| 45 | Holland | 354.03 |
| 46 | Sault Ste. Marie | 344.83 |
| 47 | Blackman Township | 344.10 |
| 48 | Oak Park | 340.09 |
| 49 | Kalamazoo Township | 337.54 |
| 50 | Garden City | 331.19 |
| 51 | Kentwood | 327.61 |
| 52 | Westland | 317.90 |
| 53 | Muskegon Township | 313.87 |
| 54 | Ionia | 301.23 |
| 55 | Van Buren Township | 293.79 |
| 56 | Southgate | 279.90 |
| 57 | Auburn Hills | 273.51 |
| 58 | Brownstown Township | 273.29 |
| 59 | Dearborn | 272.66 |
| 60 | Escanaba | 268.73 |
| 61 | Saginaw Township | 256.87 |
| 62 | Huron Township | 249.42 |
| 63 | Sturgis | 248.67 |
| 64 | Wixom | 246.36 |
| 65 | Riverview | 240.76 |
| 66 | Mount Pleasant | 235.15 |
| 67 | Big Rapids | 229.95 |
| 68 | Wyandotte | 225.65 |
| 69 | Portage | 220.97 |
| 70 | Pittsfield Township | 220.17 |
| 71 | Ferndale | 218.57 |
| 72 | Ann Arbor | 212.42 |
| 73 | Southfield | 205.94 |
| 74 | Fruitport Township | 205.12 |
| 75 | Meridian Township | 198.24 |
| 76 | Marquette | 195.68 |
| 77 | Walker | 192.10 |
| 78 | Fraser | 191.19 |
| 79 | St. Clair Shores | 189.02 |
| 80 | Grandville | 186.24 |
| 81 | Grand Blanc Township | 185.64 |
| 82 | Sterling Heights | 184.37 |
| 83 | Norton Shores | 176.22 |
| 84 | East Lansing | 167.62 |
| 85 | Allen Park | 166.29 |
| 86 | Madison Heights | 165.83 |
| 87 | Waterford Township | 161.51 |
| 88 | Rochester | 160.70 |
| 89 | Chesterfield Township | 159.25 |
| 90 | Grand Haven | 154.49 |
| 91 | Davison Township | 152.40 |
| 92 | Fenton | 150.36 |
| 93 | Clawson | 150.07 |
| 94 | Bath Township | 148.91 |
| 95 | Dewitt Township | 141.90 |
| 96 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 139.99 |
| 97 | Grosse Pointe Park | 135.61 |
| 98 | Canton Township | 129.58 |
| 99 | Midland | 125.80 |
| 100 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 122.06 |
| 101 | New Baltimore | 120.96 |
| 102 | Springfield Township | 118.54 |
| 103 | Green Oak Township | 116.78 |
| 104 | Livonia | 115.38 |
| 105 | Farmington Hills | 114.31 |
| 106 | Trenton | 110.13 |
| 107 | Shelby Township | 103.51 |
| 108 | Northville Township | 100.87 |
| 109 | Flushing Township | 98.31 |
| 110 | Lincoln Township | 96.82 |
| 111 | Royal Oak | 91.06 |
| 112 | Thomas Township | 87.34 |
| 113 | Oxford Township | 87.12 |
| 114 | Brandon Township | 82.53 |
| 115 | Plymouth Township | 82.15 |
| 116 | Novi | 71.79 |
| 117 | West Bloomfield Township | 71.27 |
| 118 | White Lake Township | 70.93 |
| 119 | Troy | 65.41 |
| 120 | Hamburg Township | 63.94 |
| 121 | Independence Township | 62.44 |
| 122 | Lyon Township | 60.33 |
| 123 | South Lyon | 59.44 |
| 124 | Commerce Township | 54.77 |
| 125 | Rochester Hills | 52.83 |
| 126 | East Grand Rapids | 50.80 |
| 127 | Birmingham | 47.26 |
| 128 | Berkley | 45.69 |
| 129 | Highland Township | 40.18 |
| 130 | Farmington | 37.96 |
| 131 | Oakland Township | 36.38 |
| 132 | Bloomfield Township | 33.10 |
| 133 | Orion Township | 27.89 |
| 134 | Milford | 23.92 |
| 135 | Beverly Hills | 9.52 |
| 136 | Grosse Ile Township | 0.00 |