Ranking of Michigan Cities By Violent Crime Rate Per 100K in 2023
According to the FBI UCR data, in 2023, among Michigan cities with a population of at least 10K, Saginaw had the highest Violent Crime Rate per 100K residents (2,263.51), followed by Detroit (2,052.15), Benton Township (1,551.65), Flint (1,422.37), and Lansing (1,400.53).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities with high Violent crime rate in 2023, 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 | Saginaw | 2263.51 |
| 2 | Detroit | 2052.15 |
| 3 | Benton Township | 1551.65 |
| 4 | Flint | 1422.37 |
| 5 | Lansing | 1400.53 |
| 6 | Battle Creek | 1297.38 |
| 7 | Kalamazoo | 1249.91 |
| 8 | Mount Morris Township | 1151.60 |
| 9 | Pontiac | 1086.13 |
| 10 | Flint Township | 1054.48 |
| 11 | Jackson | 1042.21 |
| 12 | Ypsilanti | 1034.55 |
| 13 | Inkster | 1027.95 |
| 14 | Romulus | 885.77 |
| 15 | Grand Rapids | 882.57 |
| 16 | Wayne | 854.50 |
| 17 | Burton | 828.14 |
| 18 | Genesee Township | 752.44 |
| 19 | Muskegon | 738.45 |
| 20 | Taylor | 728.38 |
| 21 | Kalamazoo Township | 712.11 |
| 22 | Eastpointe | 705.44 |
| 23 | Port Huron | 667.39 |
| 24 | Owosso | 664.61 |
| 25 | Hamtramck | 645.37 |
| 26 | Redford Township | 636.73 |
| 27 | Bay City | 623.07 |
| 28 | Lincoln Park | 589.77 |
| 29 | Adrian | 584.54 |
| 30 | Harper Woods | 572.23 |
| 31 | Warren | 563.47 |
| 32 | Southfield | 538.95 |
| 33 | Mount Pleasant | 538.88 |
| 34 | Westland | 518.79 |
| 35 | Roseville | 516.96 |
| 36 | Kentwood | 509.46 |
| 37 | Alpena | 504.15 |
| 38 | Wyoming | 487.54 |
| 39 | Niles | 471.70 |
| 40 | Melvindale | 454.58 |
| 41 | Escanaba | 446.54 |
| 42 | Hazel Park | 439.58 |
| 43 | Dearborn Heights | 420.06 |
| 44 | Sturgis | 410.10 |
| 45 | Southgate | 409.63 |
| 46 | Cadillac | 369.14 |
| 47 | Sault Ste. Marie | 367.73 |
| 48 | Van Buren Township | 348.87 |
| 49 | Fraser | 333.57 |
| 50 | Thomas Township | 329.89 |
| 51 | Coldwater | 329.63 |
| 52 | Oak Park | 328.65 |
| 53 | Huron Township | 319.64 |
| 54 | Holland | 319.16 |
| 55 | Ann Arbor | 311.67 |
| 56 | Dearborn | 301.65 |
| 57 | Pittsfield Township | 300.86 |
| 58 | Ionia | 298.51 |
| 59 | Grand Blanc Township | 291.84 |
| 60 | Madison Heights | 290.48 |
| 61 | Howell | 287.67 |
| 62 | Traverse City | 286.33 |
| 63 | Ferndale | 281.17 |
| 64 | Clinton Township | 279.76 |
| 65 | Waterford Township | 276.20 |
| 66 | Portage | 269.46 |
| 67 | Muskegon Township | 265.72 |
| 68 | Flat Rock | 260.14 |
| 69 | Auburn Hills | 257.12 |
| 70 | Metro Police Authority of Genesee County | 256.35 |
| 71 | Livonia | 255.80 |
| 72 | Walker | 239.89 |
| 73 | Norton Shores | 232.04 |
| 74 | Wyandotte | 226.39 |
| 75 | Grandville | 221.95 |
| 76 | Saginaw Township | 214.57 |
| 77 | Meridian Township | 205.15 |
| 78 | Allen Park | 201.58 |
| 79 | Canton Township | 201.18 |
| 80 | East Lansing | 199.64 |
| 81 | Wixom | 192.51 |
| 82 | Blackman Township | 192.01 |
| 83 | DeWitt Township | 187.25 |
| 84 | Grand Haven | 182.38 |
| 85 | Davison Township | 176.47 |
| 86 | Fruitport Township | 174.37 |
| 87 | Riverview | 173.17 |
| 88 | Garden City | 173.12 |
| 89 | Sterling Heights | 168.44 |
| 90 | New Baltimore | 167.14 |
| 91 | Royal Oak | 160.75 |
| 92 | Farmington Hills | 158.11 |
| 93 | Brownstown Township | 153.73 |
| 94 | Marquette | 153.24 |
| 95 | St. Clair Shores | 148.45 |
| 96 | Bath Township | 148.41 |
| 97 | Shelby Township | 143.32 |
| 98 | Flushing Township | 142.72 |
| 99 | Chesterfield Township | 118.06 |
| 100 | Tittabawassee Township | 110.74 |
| 101 | Plymouth Township | 109.79 |
| 102 | Fenton | 109.75 |
| 103 | Midland | 108.19 |
| 104 | East Grand Rapids | 105.20 |
| 105 | South Lyon | 101.08 |
| 106 | Beverly Hills | 96.43 |
| 107 | Springfield Township | 95.52 |
| 108 | Novi | 94.76 |
| 109 | West Bloomfield Township | 93.99 |
| 110 | Independence Township | 93.00 |
| 111 | Troy | 89.38 |
| 112 | Grosse Pointe Woods | 87.57 |
| 113 | Farmington | 79.43 |
| 114 | Northville Township | 76.43 |
| 115 | White Lake Township | 73.99 |
| 116 | Lincoln Township | 73.88 |
| 117 | Oakland Township | 73.79 |
| 118 | Commerce Township | 72.15 |
| 119 | Clawson | 71.90 |
| 120 | Rochester Hills | 71.20 |
| 121 | Grosse Pointe Park | 62.20 |
| 122 | Hamburg Township | 60.77 |
| 123 | Brandon Township | 59.00 |
| 124 | Oxford Township | 58.00 |
| 125 | Highland Township | 57.85 |
| 126 | Lyon Township | 46.88 |
| 127 | Orion Township | 44.91 |
| 128 | Bloomfield Township | 41.26 |
| 129 | Birmingham | 36.90 |
| 130 | Milford | 35.46 |
| 131 | Trenton | 33.22 |
| 132 | Rochester | 23.53 |
| 133 | Berkley | 0.00 |