Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent 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 Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,448.95), followed by Detroit (2,178.54), Saginaw (2,154.21), Highland Park (1,919.48), and Muskegon Heights (1,715.78).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2020, 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 | Benton Township | 2448.95 |
| 2 | Detroit | 2178.54 |
| 3 | Saginaw | 2154.21 |
| 4 | Highland Park | 1919.48 |
| 5 | Muskegon Heights | 1715.78 |
| 6 | Lansing | 1431.93 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo | 1431.73 |
| 8 | Ypsilanti | 1422.93 |
| 9 | Pontiac | 1413.88 |
| 10 | Inkster | 1315.52 |
| 11 | Jackson | 1082.52 |
| 12 | Flint | 1050.17 |
| 13 | Harper Woods | 1045.40 |
| 14 | Romulus | 1045.34 |
| 15 | Flint Township | 1037.18 |
| 16 | Melvindale | 990.29 |
| 17 | Battle Creek | 892.87 |
| 18 | Bay City | 849.62 |
| 19 | Hamtramck | 836.66 |
| 20 | Port Huron | 786.66 |
| 21 | Eastpointe | 752.04 |
| 22 | Grand Rapids | 712.55 |
| 23 | Muskegon | 697.98 |
| 24 | Mount Morris Township | 697.78 |
| 25 | Owosso | 682.31 |
| 26 | Adrian | 681.60 |
| 27 | Burton | 675.41 |
| 28 | Sturgis | 673.99 |
| 29 | Niles | 666.55 |
| 30 | Redford Township | 655.77 |
| 31 | Wayne | 645.39 |
| 32 | Taylor | 611.22 |
| 33 | Genesee Township | 551.05 |
| 34 | Wyoming | 540.29 |
| 35 | Traverse City | 536.11 |
| 36 | Kalamazoo Township | 529.27 |
| 37 | Dearborn Heights | 528.08 |
| 38 | Warren | 501.76 |
| 39 | Roseville | 461.87 |
| 40 | Escanaba | 454.13 |
| 41 | Kentwood | 438.17 |
| 42 | Auburn Hills | 425.46 |
| 43 | Westland | 406.18 |
| 44 | Holland | 397.26 |
| 45 | Southfield | 395.64 |
| 46 | Clinton Township | 391.54 |
| 47 | Allen Park | 365.55 |
| 48 | Blackman Township | 364.53 |
| 49 | Big Rapids | 347.66 |
| 50 | Van Buren Township | 338.57 |
| 51 | Coldwater | 331.24 |
| 52 | Oak Park | 319.38 |
| 53 | Grandville | 307.92 |
| 54 | Dearborn | 296.24 |
| 55 | Southgate | 294.65 |
| 56 | Cadillac | 285.36 |
| 57 | Flat Rock | 269.49 |
| 58 | Emmett Township | 266.99 |
| 59 | Ferndale | 254.39 |
| 60 | Ann Arbor | 243.69 |
| 61 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 236.38 |
| 62 | Madison Heights | 234.07 |
| 63 | Sault Ste. Marie | 232.38 |
| 64 | Grand Haven | 224.70 |
| 65 | Livonia | 223.91 |
| 66 | Portage | 222.90 |
| 67 | Waterford Township | 222.73 |
| 68 | Marquette | 219.50 |
| 69 | Saginaw Township | 218.11 |
| 70 | Meridian Township | 217.90 |
| 71 | Garden City | 205.46 |
| 72 | Huron Township | 202.60 |
| 73 | Hazel Park | 201.96 |
| 74 | Fraser | 200.28 |
| 75 | Muskegon Township | 199.76 |
| 76 | Pittsfield Township | 197.97 |
| 77 | Walker | 191.85 |
| 78 | Davison Township | 187.53 |
| 79 | Mount Pleasant | 186.48 |
| 80 | Brownstown Township | 186.02 |
| 81 | Grand Blanc Township | 183.57 |
| 82 | Norton Shores | 181.88 |
| 83 | Sterling Heights | 175.53 |
| 84 | St. Clair Shores | 174.88 |
| 85 | Fruitport Township | 158.88 |
| 86 | East Lansing | 153.85 |
| 87 | Ionia | 152.43 |
| 88 | Midland | 148.75 |
| 89 | Canton Township | 142.36 |
| 90 | Wixom | 134.66 |
| 91 | Thomas Township | 131.45 |
| 92 | Brandon Township | 129.94 |
| 93 | Shelby Township | 127.74 |
| 94 | DeWitt Township | 126.94 |
| 95 | Riverview | 125.15 |
| 96 | Trenton | 121.65 |
| 97 | Grosse Pointe Park | 118.20 |
| 98 | Fenton | 114.35 |
| 99 | New Baltimore | 113.11 |
| 100 | South Lyon | 109.46 |
| 101 | Farmington Hills | 104.08 |
| 102 | Troy | 101.85 |
| 103 | Novi | 97.48 |
| 104 | Oxford Township | 91.87 |
| 105 | Northville Township | 91.73 |
| 106 | Tittabawassee Township | 89.92 |
| 107 | Lyon Township | 77.85 |
| 108 | Beverly Hills | 77.20 |
| 109 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 72.04 |
| 110 | Royal Oak | 70.58 |
| 111 | Rochester Hills | 68.08 |
| 112 | Clawson | 67.53 |
| 113 | Woodhaven | 64.38 |
| 114 | White Lake Township | 60.31 |
| 115 | Rochester | 59.87 |
| 116 | West Bloomfield Township | 56.31 |
| 117 | Plymouth Township | 55.58 |
| 118 | Commerce Township | 55.43 |
| 119 | Lincoln Township | 54.84 |
| 120 | Green Oak Township | 52.21 |
| 121 | Berkley | 51.91 |
| 122 | Orion Township | 51.18 |
| 123 | Oakland Township | 50.30 |
| 124 | Highland Township | 49.31 |
| 125 | Independence Township | 48.26 |
| 126 | Springfield Township | 48.11 |
| 127 | Hamburg Township | 45.73 |
| 128 | Bath Township | 45.57 |
| 129 | Farmington | 38.08 |
| 130 | Milford | 35.22 |
| 131 | Bloomfield Township | 23.78 |
| 132 | East Grand Rapids | 16.52 |
| 133 | Grosse Ile Township | 9.89 |
| 134 | Flushing Township | 9.87 |
| 135 | Birmingham | 9.29 |