Ranking of Michigan Cities By Total Crime Rate Per 100K in 2020
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2020, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Benton Township had the highest Total Crime Rate per 100K residents (6,904.78), followed by Kalamazoo (6,318.46), Muskegon Heights (5,520.33), Detroit (5,504.72), and Emmett Township (5,115.84).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Total crime rate in 2020, 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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| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton Township | 6904.78 |
| 2 | Kalamazoo | 6318.46 |
| 3 | Muskegon Heights | 5520.33 |
| 4 | Detroit | 5504.72 |
| 5 | Emmett Township | 5115.84 |
| 6 | Flint Township | 4765.06 |
| 7 | Highland Park | 4616.10 |
| 8 | Lansing | 4473.62 |
| 9 | Ypsilanti | 4357.71 |
| 10 | Jackson | 4203.27 |
| 11 | Harper Woods | 4071.94 |
| 12 | Saginaw | 3711.77 |
| 13 | Kalamazoo Township | 3651.98 |
| 14 | Niles | 3638.98 |
| 15 | Inkster | 3615.60 |
| 16 | Battle Creek | 3515.27 |
| 17 | Fruitport Township | 3509.26 |
| 18 | Muskegon | 3473.39 |
| 19 | Pontiac | 3288.95 |
| 20 | Blackman Township | 3161.96 |
| 21 | Melvindale | 3117.95 |
| 22 | Sturgis | 3092.97 |
| 23 | Romulus | 3072.28 |
| 24 | Port Huron | 3034.75 |
| 25 | Burton | 2961.97 |
| 26 | Portage | 2929.84 |
| 27 | Roseville | 2898.92 |
| 28 | Escanaba | 2873.42 |
| 29 | Adrian | 2857.84 |
| 30 | Eastpointe | 2852.15 |
| 31 | Flint | 2773.03 |
| 32 | Kentwood | 2755.30 |
| 33 | Grandville | 2733.61 |
| 34 | Grand Rapids | 2684.77 |
| 35 | Taylor | 2469.60 |
| 36 | Coldwater | 2434.58 |
| 37 | Mount Morris Township | 2419.95 |
| 38 | Bay City | 2410.34 |
| 39 | Norton Shores | 2352.28 |
| 40 | Hamtramck | 2338.01 |
| 41 | Muskegon Township | 2291.64 |
| 42 | Redford Township | 2279.08 |
| 43 | Walker | 2242.21 |
| 44 | Meridian Township | 2208.82 |
| 45 | Southfield | 2203.48 |
| 46 | Cadillac | 2130.70 |
| 47 | Dearborn | 2076.85 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 2061.23 |
| 49 | Southgate | 2055.60 |
| 50 | Auburn Hills | 2035.87 |
| 51 | Fenton | 2023.05 |
| 52 | Van Buren Township | 1999.65 |
| 53 | Holland | 1992.30 |
| 54 | Wayne | 1983.99 |
| 55 | Warren | 1965.98 |
| 56 | Dearborn Heights | 1943.56 |
| 57 | East Lansing | 1881.58 |
| 58 | Traverse City | 1879.53 |
| 59 | Ferndale | 1800.68 |
| 60 | Allen Park | 1794.17 |
| 61 | Genesee Township | 1776.14 |
| 62 | Madison Heights | 1768.88 |
| 63 | Saginaw Township | 1739.76 |
| 64 | Oak Park | 1658.06 |
| 65 | Owosso | 1629.19 |
| 66 | Clinton Township | 1616.71 |
| 67 | Ann Arbor | 1566.55 |
| 68 | Pittsfield Township | 1560.91 |
| 69 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1559.22 |
| 70 | Hazel Park | 1517.75 |
| 71 | Westland | 1515.19 |
| 72 | Livonia | 1513.79 |
| 73 | Grand Blanc Township | 1495.97 |
| 74 | Mount Pleasant | 1471.54 |
| 75 | Fraser | 1443.37 |
| 76 | Wixom | 1396.17 |
| 77 | East Grand Rapids | 1396.12 |
| 78 | Flat Rock | 1357.42 |
| 79 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 1347.89 |
| 80 | Big Rapids | 1294.06 |
| 81 | Grand Haven | 1285.28 |
| 82 | Lincoln Township | 1227.12 |
| 83 | Grosse Pointe Park | 1209.31 |
| 84 | Woodhaven | 1199.00 |
| 85 | Davison Township | 1130.39 |
| 86 | Ionia | 1111.81 |
| 87 | Sterling Heights | 1037.33 |
| 88 | Waterford Township | 995.39 |
| 89 | Canton Township | 982.70 |
| 90 | Garden City | 981.66 |
| 91 | Troy | 971.09 |
| 92 | DeWitt Township | 958.37 |
| 93 | Midland | 940.45 |
| 94 | St. Clair Shores | 916.84 |
| 95 | Marquette | 916.16 |
| 96 | Thomas Township | 876.35 |
| 97 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 871.05 |
| 98 | Brownstown Township | 843.28 |
| 99 | Huron Township | 804.27 |
| 100 | Farmington Hills | 800.42 |
| 101 | Novi | 799.30 |
| 102 | Bath Township | 789.85 |
| 103 | Royal Oak | 746.14 |
| 104 | Trenton | 729.89 |
| 105 | Riverview | 717.50 |
| 106 | Northville Township | 693.08 |
| 107 | Shelby Township | 628.87 |
| 108 | Plymouth Township | 578.04 |
| 109 | Birmingham | 566.49 |
| 110 | Green Oak Township | 558.63 |
| 111 | Clawson | 548.71 |
| 112 | Lyon Township | 540.34 |
| 113 | Bloomfield Township | 537.34 |
| 114 | Rochester Hills | 516.60 |
| 115 | New Baltimore | 492.85 |
| 116 | Commerce Township | 483.76 |
| 117 | South Lyon | 471.50 |
| 118 | Tittabawassee Township | 469.58 |
| 119 | Beverly Hills | 453.54 |
| 120 | Oxford Township | 428.75 |
| 121 | West Bloomfield Township | 427.63 |
| 122 | Orion Township | 417.51 |
| 123 | Berkley | 408.83 |
| 124 | White Lake Township | 406.29 |
| 125 | Independence Township | 399.44 |
| 126 | Springfield Township | 398.60 |
| 127 | Milford | 381.50 |
| 128 | Flushing Township | 365.14 |
| 129 | Farmington | 361.80 |
| 130 | Rochester | 359.23 |
| 131 | Highland Township | 340.22 |
| 132 | Brandon Township | 327.95 |
| 133 | Grosse Ile Township | 197.75 |
| 134 | Hamburg Township | 196.64 |
| 135 | Oakland Township | 186.10 |