Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2021
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2021, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Saginaw had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,274.64), followed by Benton Township (2,157.41), Detroit (2,153.6), Highland Park (2,071.56), and Ypsilanti (1,616.13).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2021, 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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You can also find the rate of violent and property crimes for Michigan cities.
| Rank | City | Crime Rate Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saginaw | 2274.64 |
| 2 | Benton Township | 2157.41 |
| 3 | Detroit | 2153.60 |
| 4 | Highland Park | 2071.56 |
| 5 | Ypsilanti | 1616.13 |
| 6 | Kalamazoo | 1589.68 |
| 7 | Muskegon Heights | 1555.33 |
| 8 | Inkster | 1508.40 |
| 9 | Lansing | 1490.69 |
| 10 | Pontiac | 1210.19 |
| 11 | Melvindale | 1124.93 |
| 12 | Jackson | 1093.86 |
| 13 | Flint Township | 1066.13 |
| 14 | Flint | 1041.47 |
| 15 | Battle Creek | 1021.05 |
| 16 | Harper Woods | 1001.33 |
| 17 | Hamtramck | 997.85 |
| 18 | Grand Rapids | 958.37 |
| 19 | Romulus | 911.10 |
| 20 | Wayne | 878.67 |
| 21 | Mount Morris Township | 866.36 |
| 22 | Port Huron | 789.83 |
| 23 | Muskegon | 765.93 |
| 24 | Eastpointe | 755.06 |
| 25 | Lincoln Park | 749.74 |
| 26 | Bay City | 748.45 |
| 27 | Burton | 734.49 |
| 28 | Owosso | 715.39 |
| 29 | Kalamazoo Township | 673.39 |
| 30 | Redford Township | 670.11 |
| 31 | Adrian | 643.07 |
| 32 | Niles | 624.72 |
| 33 | Roseville | 548.91 |
| 34 | Dearborn Heights | 545.90 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 543.49 |
| 36 | Warren | 539.33 |
| 37 | Genesee Township | 538.06 |
| 38 | Taylor | 536.95 |
| 39 | Southfield | 505.43 |
| 40 | Coldwater | 493.56 |
| 41 | Auburn Hills | 439.50 |
| 42 | Westland | 430.50 |
| 43 | Holland | 398.26 |
| 44 | Traverse City | 397.73 |
| 45 | Blackman Township | 390.46 |
| 46 | Dearborn | 376.63 |
| 47 | Escanaba | 373.38 |
| 48 | Sturgis | 371.37 |
| 49 | Southgate | 354.54 |
| 50 | Clinton Township | 351.67 |
| 51 | Wyandotte | 349.59 |
| 52 | Emmett Township | 346.89 |
| 53 | Kentwood | 345.97 |
| 54 | Grandville | 335.72 |
| 55 | Van Buren Township | 331.10 |
| 56 | Oak Park | 297.13 |
| 57 | Madison Heights | 297.04 |
| 58 | Hazel Park | 290.32 |
| 59 | Ann Arbor | 287.97 |
| 60 | Garden City | 283.70 |
| 61 | Muskegon Township | 277.12 |
| 62 | Portage | 267.25 |
| 63 | Fraser | 265.44 |
| 64 | Brownstown Township | 256.97 |
| 65 | Pittsfield Township | 254.28 |
| 66 | East Lansing | 250.27 |
| 67 | Wixom | 247.44 |
| 68 | Ionia | 246.46 |
| 69 | Livonia | 244.48 |
| 70 | Sault Ste. Marie | 240.93 |
| 71 | Cadillac | 237.28 |
| 72 | Huron Township | 220.14 |
| 73 | Thomas Township | 219.95 |
| 74 | Saginaw Township | 216.29 |
| 75 | Canton Township | 213.13 |
| 76 | Waterford Township | 210.49 |
| 77 | DeWitt Township | 207.81 |
| 78 | Grand Haven | 207.02 |
| 79 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 206.04 |
| 80 | Mount Pleasant | 203.24 |
| 81 | Riverview | 201.34 |
| 82 | Grand Blanc Township | 193.46 |
| 83 | Norton Shores | 186.32 |
| 84 | Sterling Heights | 181.94 |
| 85 | St. Clair Shores | 178.53 |
| 86 | Allen Park | 176.59 |
| 87 | Meridian Township | 176.15 |
| 88 | Davison Township | 171.64 |
| 89 | Woodhaven | 169.52 |
| 90 | Flushing Township | 168.38 |
| 91 | Fruitport Township | 163.38 |
| 92 | Marquette | 153.41 |
| 93 | Walker | 149.35 |
| 94 | Farmington Hills | 148.67 |
| 95 | Bath Township | 143.66 |
| 96 | Chesterfield Township | 138.31 |
| 97 | Shelby Township | 137.53 |
| 98 | Big Rapids | 134.54 |
| 99 | Ferndale | 133.48 |
| 100 | New Baltimore | 130.07 |
| 101 | Midland | 126.92 |
| 102 | Oxford Township | 117.77 |
| 103 | Troy | 116.87 |
| 104 | Fenton | 114.64 |
| 105 | West Bloomfield Township | 106.51 |
| 106 | Lincoln Township | 102.81 |
| 107 | Clawson | 102.39 |
| 108 | Northville Township | 101.89 |
| 109 | Royal Oak | 101.46 |
| 110 | Tittabawassee Township | 89.72 |
| 111 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 85.76 |
| 112 | Highland Township | 84.36 |
| 113 | Plymouth Township | 81.80 |
| 114 | Brandon Township | 80.78 |
| 115 | Novi | 78.13 |
| 116 | Trenton | 77.98 |
| 117 | East Grand Rapids | 74.20 |
| 118 | Lyon Township | 72.41 |
| 119 | Commerce Township | 70.21 |
| 120 | Beverly Hills | 68.11 |
| 121 | Rochester | 67.92 |
| 122 | Farmington | 67.33 |
| 123 | Independence Township | 61.83 |
| 124 | Rochester Hills | 60.46 |
| 125 | White Lake Township | 59.85 |
| 126 | Bloomfield Township | 59.80 |
| 127 | South Lyon | 58.83 |
| 128 | Orion Township | 56.60 |
| 129 | Springfield Township | 55.19 |
| 130 | Milford | 47.15 |
| 131 | Grosse Pointe Park | 45.80 |
| 132 | Birmingham | 41.99 |
| 133 | Oakland Township | 39.86 |
| 134 | Berkley | 32.67 |
| 135 | Hamburg Township | 31.96 |
| 136 | Green Oak Township | 20.88 |
| 137 | Grosse Ile Township | 0.00 |