Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2019
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2019, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Muskegon Heights had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,164.79), followed by Highland Park (2,064.84), Benton Township (1,996.94), Detroit (1,965.33), and Saginaw (1,474.33).
The chart below shows the top 9 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2019, 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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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muskegon Heights | 2164.79 |
| 2 | Highland Park | 2064.84 |
| 3 | Benton Township | 1996.94 |
| 4 | Detroit | 1965.33 |
| 5 | Saginaw | 1474.33 |
| 6 | Flint | 1348.57 |
| 7 | Pontiac | 1286.15 |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 1235.24 |
| 9 | Jackson | 1107.59 |
| 10 | Lansing | 1103.80 |
| 11 | Ypsilanti | 1019.93 |
| 12 | Inkster | 997.20 |
| 13 | Romulus | 982.69 |
| 14 | Battle Creek | 937.19 |
| 15 | Muskegon | 828.45 |
| 16 | Bay City | 826.40 |
| 17 | Hamtramck | 804.33 |
| 18 | Harper Woods | 800.23 |
| 19 | Flint Township | 794.88 |
| 20 | Niles | 774.36 |
| 21 | Port Huron | 757.39 |
| 22 | Wayne | 713.61 |
| 23 | Eastpointe | 689.55 |
| 24 | Adrian | 688.50 |
| 25 | Owosso | 673.66 |
| 26 | Mount Morris Township | 641.22 |
| 27 | Grand Rapids | 637.27 |
| 28 | Taylor | 620.46 |
| 29 | Lincoln Park | 616.47 |
| 30 | Redford Township | 522.01 |
| 31 | Cadillac | 496.85 |
| 32 | Escanaba | 494.68 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 482.34 |
| 34 | Warren | 481.24 |
| 35 | Burton | 477.26 |
| 36 | Melvindale | 457.91 |
| 37 | Traverse City | 418.46 |
| 38 | Dearborn Heights | 409.98 |
| 39 | Sturgis | 408.20 |
| 40 | Ionia | 403.41 |
| 41 | Kalamazoo Township | 390.04 |
| 42 | Coldwater | 388.49 |
| 43 | Holland | 380.74 |
| 44 | Roseville | 379.90 |
| 45 | Westland | 376.95 |
| 46 | Emmett Township | 368.53 |
| 47 | Garden City | 363.36 |
| 48 | Auburn Hills | 336.16 |
| 49 | Dearborn | 324.81 |
| 50 | Kentwood | 309.90 |
| 51 | Genesee Township | 308.67 |
| 52 | Clinton Township | 294.15 |
| 53 | Van Buren Township | 282.75 |
| 54 | Portage | 274.29 |
| 55 | Southfield | 272.72 |
| 56 | Southgate | 255.36 |
| 57 | Ann Arbor | 251.44 |
| 58 | Grand Haven | 251.01 |
| 59 | Muskegon Township | 250.88 |
| 60 | Big Rapids | 250.27 |
| 61 | Ferndale | 248.79 |
| 62 | Meridian Township | 246.63 |
| 63 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 245.85 |
| 64 | Sault Ste. Marie | 244.84 |
| 65 | Grandville | 243.43 |
| 66 | Oak Park | 242.80 |
| 67 | Hazel Park | 242.75 |
| 68 | Wyandotte | 237.63 |
| 69 | Brownstown Township | 233.77 |
| 70 | Blackman Township | 229.72 |
| 71 | Fraser | 226.37 |
| 72 | Saginaw Township | 210.14 |
| 73 | Mount Pleasant | 189.61 |
| 74 | Fenton | 186.15 |
| 75 | Chesterfield Township | 186.00 |
| 76 | Waterford Township | 184.67 |
| 77 | East Lansing | 183.67 |
| 78 | St. Clair Shores | 180.24 |
| 79 | Walker | 179.63 |
| 80 | Livonia | 178.34 |
| 81 | Allen Park | 178.14 |
| 82 | Madison Heights | 176.19 |
| 83 | Pittsfield Township | 175.05 |
| 84 | Thomas Township | 174.86 |
| 85 | Wixom | 170.53 |
| 86 | Flat Rock | 169.59 |
| 87 | Grand Blanc Township | 167.02 |
| 88 | Riverview | 166.29 |
| 89 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 162.87 |
| 90 | Huron Township | 161.60 |
| 91 | Norton Shores | 149.79 |
| 92 | DeWitt Township | 147.31 |
| 93 | Davison Township | 135.37 |
| 94 | Midland | 134.00 |
| 95 | Canton Township | 128.47 |
| 96 | Grosse Pointe Park | 126.80 |
| 97 | Marquette | 126.22 |
| 98 | Sterling Heights | 125.21 |
| 99 | Shelby Township | 122.52 |
| 100 | Fruitport Township | 111.53 |
| 101 | Trenton | 110.21 |
| 102 | Flushing Township | 108.12 |
| 103 | Farmington Hills | 107.06 |
| 104 | Bath Township | 106.62 |
| 105 | Woodhaven | 104.52 |
| 106 | Royal Oak | 102.11 |
| 107 | Lincoln Township | 95.79 |
| 108 | Independence Township | 91.64 |
| 109 | White Lake Township | 79.22 |
| 110 | Troy | 79.11 |
| 111 | Green Oak Township | 78.64 |
| 112 | Novi | 77.80 |
| 113 | Brandon Township | 74.44 |
| 114 | Oxford Township | 71.92 |
| 115 | Milford | 70.66 |
| 116 | Northville Township | 68.56 |
| 117 | Plymouth Township | 66.62 |
| 118 | Commerce Township | 65.51 |
| 119 | Orion Township | 65.08 |
| 120 | New Baltimore | 64.29 |
| 121 | West Bloomfield Township | 60.55 |
| 122 | Lyon Township | 60.35 |
| 123 | Clawson | 58.59 |
| 124 | Berkley | 58.13 |
| 125 | Farmington | 56.67 |
| 126 | Rochester Hills | 51.88 |
| 127 | South Lyon | 50.44 |
| 128 | Birmingham | 46.56 |
| 129 | Rochester | 44.68 |
| 130 | Highland Township | 39.41 |
| 131 | Springfield Township | 34.35 |
| 132 | East Grand Rapids | 33.22 |
| 133 | Bloomfield Township | 25.99 |
| 134 | Hamburg Township | 22.98 |
| 135 | Beverly Hills | 19.18 |
| 136 | Oakland Township | 10.18 |
| 137 | Grosse Ile Township | 9.87 |