Ranking of Michigan Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018

Updated on January 9, 2025.

According to the FBI UCR data, in 2018, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Muskegon Heights had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (8,218.28), followed by Benton Township (7,599.78), Detroit (6,439.69), Kalamazoo (6,387.79), and Harper Woods (5,901.71).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2018, and the table below shows the ranking of Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, based on the Total 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 Total 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.

Data Source: FBI UCR.
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Ranking of Michigan Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
Muskegon Heights
Benton Township
Detroit
Kalamazoo
Harper Woods
Emmett Township
Jackson
Muskegon
Highland Park
Flint Township
Ranking of Michigan Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2018
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Rank City Crime Rate Per 100K
1 Muskegon Heights 8218.28
2 Benton Township 7599.78
3 Detroit 6439.69
4 Kalamazoo 6387.79
5 Harper Woods 5901.71
6 Emmett Township 5594.29
7 Jackson 5465.92
8 Muskegon 5196.07
9 Highland Park 5002.78
10 Flint Township 4911.45
11 Muskegon Township 4591.98
12 Flint 4548.64
13 Battle Creek 4246.47
14 Lansing 4157.44
15 Eastpointe 3975.28
16 Fruitport Township 3952.57
17 Blackman Township 3858.04
18 Inkster 3809.49
19 Ypsilanti 3756.22
20 Roseville 3617.12
21 Pontiac 3514.05
22 Saginaw 3478.12
23 Port Huron 3417.86
24 Grandville 3394.16
25 Lincoln Park 3383.97
26 Coldwater 3371.83
27 Portage 3178.44
28 Escanaba 3114.47
29 Romulus 3095.47
30 Kalamazoo Township 3094.67
31 Niles 3093.06
32 Hamtramck 3073.66
33 Melvindale 3070.64
34 Norton Shores 2982.34
35 Sturgis 2964.06
36 Bay City 2940.55
37 Southgate 2897.20
38 Redford Township 2880.66
39 Burton 2870.29
40 Adrian 2860.75
41 Cadillac 2840.75
42 Taylor 2824.52
43 Meridian Township 2765.14
44 Mount Morris Township 2660.75
45 Auburn Hills 2654.91
46 Holland 2607.39
47 Warren 2596.18
48 Grand Rapids 2584.47
49 Monroe 2526.07
50 Kentwood 2483.14
51 Wayne 2401.85
52 Wyoming 2396.14
53 Walker 2343.06
54 Southfield 2337.30
55 Dearborn 2331.37
56 Saginaw Township 2250.11
57 Van Buren Township 2233.25
58 Allen Park 2113.25
59 Traverse City 2098.53
60 Dearborn Heights 2095.68
61 Hazel Park 2072.60
62 Fenton 2004.45
63 Westland 1915.57
64 Ferndale 1891.02
65 Sault Ste. Marie 1888.32
66 East Lansing 1882.16
67 Wyandotte 1842.17
68 Oak Park 1818.92
69 Ann Arbor 1802.22
70 Grand Haven 1766.21
71 Madison Heights 1750.83
72 Clinton Township 1731.85
73 Owosso 1708.75
74 Pittsfield Township 1673.70
75 Genesee Township 1613.93
76 Grosse Pointe Park 1580.99
77 Metro Police Authority of Genesee County 1568.86
78 Mount Pleasant 1560.32
79 Livonia 1552.17
80 Grosse Pointe Woods 1535.78
81 Fraser 1517.85
82 Chesterfield Township 1516.88
83 Ionia 1504.03
84 Troy 1437.88
85 Wixom 1419.72
86 Grand Blanc Township 1367.54
87 Garden City 1315.99
88 Lincoln Township 1302.71
89 Waterford Township 1231.76
90 Canton Township 1225.35
91 St. Clair Shores 1219.43
92 Sterling Heights 1184.47
93 Brownstown Township 1128.10
94 Northville Township 1123.05
95 Davison Township 1110.71
96 Marquette 1110.62
97 Riverview 1094.71
98 East Grand Rapids 1076.90
99 Big Rapids 1060.85
100 Woodhaven 1045.44
101 Midland 974.72
102 Huron Township 966.73
103 DeWitt Township 954.32
104 Novi 952.33
105 Farmington Hills 926.90
106 Bath Township 924.21
107 Royal Oak 904.30
108 White Lake Township 893.20
109 Green Oak Township 874.22
110 Bloomfield Township 829.40
111 Shelby Township 782.44
112 Farmington 735.50
113 Plymouth Township 699.17
114 Trenton 693.22
115 Birmingham 690.30
116 Clawson 677.14
117 Rochester Hills 664.27
118 Thomas Township 661.56
119 West Bloomfield Township 646.16
120 Orion Township 607.85
121 Berkley 598.10
122 Beverly Hills 593.30
123 Highland Township 571.09
124 Independence Township 560.60
125 Commerce Township 543.27
126 Lyon Township 528.47
127 New Baltimore 523.22
128 Flushing Township 520.68
129 Oxford Township 491.14
130 Milford 458.12
131 Springfield Township 450.67
132 South Lyon 440.57
133 Rochester 428.30
134 Brandon Township 394.69
135 Grosse Ile Township 365.32
136 Hamburg Township 349.62
137 Oakland Township 179.53