Ranking of Michigan Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Benton Township had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (7,702.48), followed by Muskegon Heights (7,343.47), Detroit (6,387.17), Kalamazoo (5,949.73), and Emmett Township (5,527.94).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Total crime rate in 2019, 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.
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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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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton Township | 7702.48 |
| 2 | Muskegon Heights | 7343.47 |
| 3 | Detroit | 6387.17 |
| 4 | Kalamazoo | 5949.73 |
| 5 | Emmett Township | 5527.94 |
| 6 | Highland Park | 5372.33 |
| 7 | Jackson | 5294.90 |
| 8 | Harper Woods | 5223.34 |
| 9 | Ypsilanti | 4499.95 |
| 10 | Muskegon | 4335.90 |
| 11 | Battle Creek | 4230.53 |
| 12 | Flint Township | 4182.20 |
| 13 | Niles | 4078.88 |
| 14 | Lansing | 3941.89 |
| 15 | Cadillac | 3927.00 |
| 16 | Fruitport Township | 3854.73 |
| 17 | Romulus | 3841.41 |
| 18 | Grandville | 3838.71 |
| 19 | Blackman Township | 3575.48 |
| 20 | Inkster | 3486.07 |
| 21 | Pontiac | 3485.47 |
| 22 | Flint | 3460.70 |
| 23 | Portage | 3412.46 |
| 24 | Sturgis | 3330.55 |
| 25 | Roseville | 3267.13 |
| 26 | Eastpointe | 3265.31 |
| 27 | Kalamazoo Township | 3128.43 |
| 28 | Port Huron | 3088.63 |
| 29 | Saginaw | 3065.44 |
| 30 | Adrian | 3039.25 |
| 31 | Muskegon Township | 3004.96 |
| 32 | Taylor | 2915.16 |
| 33 | Lincoln Park | 2864.93 |
| 34 | Bay City | 2832.92 |
| 35 | Southgate | 2784.78 |
| 36 | Melvindale | 2766.95 |
| 37 | Hamtramck | 2750.43 |
| 38 | Coldwater | 2678.13 |
| 39 | Burton | 2624.93 |
| 40 | Walker | 2602.69 |
| 41 | Dearborn | 2573.96 |
| 42 | Redford Township | 2571.56 |
| 43 | Grand Rapids | 2562.45 |
| 44 | Auburn Hills | 2541.71 |
| 45 | Wayne | 2503.57 |
| 46 | Ferndale | 2453.10 |
| 47 | Kentwood | 2444.81 |
| 48 | Mount Morris Township | 2362.63 |
| 49 | Escanaba | 2333.25 |
| 50 | Southfield | 2333.13 |
| 51 | Van Buren Township | 2329.12 |
| 52 | Warren | 2324.49 |
| 53 | Meridian Township | 2317.88 |
| 54 | Holland | 2230.48 |
| 55 | Madison Heights | 2154.18 |
| 56 | Norton Shores | 2088.90 |
| 57 | Owosso | 2062.64 |
| 58 | Saginaw Township | 2027.06 |
| 59 | Allen Park | 2026.35 |
| 60 | Dearborn Heights | 1995.74 |
| 61 | Fenton | 1994.50 |
| 62 | Genesee Township | 1989.22 |
| 63 | East Lansing | 1986.94 |
| 64 | Ann Arbor | 1986.28 |
| 65 | Oak Park | 1982.87 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 1964.74 |
| 67 | Traverse City | 1889.42 |
| 68 | Westland | 1833.16 |
| 69 | Hazel Park | 1832.75 |
| 70 | Grand Haven | 1801.88 |
| 71 | Pittsfield Township | 1775.88 |
| 72 | Fraser | 1742.35 |
| 73 | Mount Pleasant | 1710.45 |
| 74 | Ionia | 1696.16 |
| 75 | Livonia | 1692.58 |
| 76 | Wyandotte | 1675.46 |
| 77 | Clinton Township | 1653.37 |
| 78 | Flat Rock | 1636.07 |
| 79 | Grosse Pointe Park | 1621.23 |
| 80 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 1595.50 |
| 81 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1595.19 |
| 82 | Big Rapids | 1559.34 |
| 83 | Wixom | 1499.22 |
| 84 | Garden City | 1472.37 |
| 85 | Woodhaven | 1423.06 |
| 86 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 1407.17 |
| 87 | Chesterfield Township | 1391.80 |
| 88 | Troy | 1311.87 |
| 89 | Canton Township | 1296.49 |
| 90 | Grand Blanc Township | 1270.43 |
| 91 | Lincoln Township | 1265.82 |
| 92 | Davison Township | 1218.31 |
| 93 | Brownstown Township | 1178.19 |
| 94 | St. Clair Shores | 1110.08 |
| 95 | Northville Township | 1093.59 |
| 96 | Waterford Township | 1080.64 |
| 97 | Midland | 1079.18 |
| 98 | Farmington Hills | 1047.23 |
| 99 | Riverview | 1031.01 |
| 100 | Marquette | 1009.76 |
| 101 | Sterling Heights | 985.18 |
| 102 | Bath Township | 974.79 |
| 103 | DeWitt Township | 947.93 |
| 104 | Thomas Township | 944.22 |
| 105 | Novi | 910.87 |
| 106 | East Grand Rapids | 855.48 |
| 107 | Trenton | 854.14 |
| 108 | Farmington | 840.65 |
| 109 | Royal Oak | 838.61 |
| 110 | Huron Township | 820.44 |
| 111 | Bloomfield Township | 791.48 |
| 112 | Beverly Hills | 767.09 |
| 113 | Plymouth Township | 751.30 |
| 114 | White Lake Township | 747.88 |
| 115 | Green Oak Township | 728.70 |
| 116 | Shelby Township | 711.58 |
| 117 | Rochester Hills | 666.52 |
| 118 | Lyon Township | 640.67 |
| 119 | Birmingham | 637.83 |
| 120 | West Bloomfield Township | 582.74 |
| 121 | Commerce Township | 574.45 |
| 122 | Independence Township | 574.11 |
| 123 | Flushing Township | 560.25 |
| 124 | Orion Township | 531.48 |
| 125 | Clawson | 493.81 |
| 126 | Oxford Township | 493.14 |
| 127 | New Baltimore | 450.02 |
| 128 | Milford | 435.70 |
| 129 | Rochester | 424.46 |
| 130 | Highland Township | 408.83 |
| 131 | Berkley | 406.92 |
| 132 | Brandon Township | 384.59 |
| 133 | South Lyon | 327.84 |
| 134 | Springfield Township | 295.45 |
| 135 | Oakland Township | 203.57 |
| 136 | Hamburg Township | 202.25 |
| 137 | Grosse Ile Township | 187.47 |