Inkster, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Inkster in green. The most dangerous areas in Inkster are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Inkster, MI Safe from Murder?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Inkster is in the 9th percentile for safety, meaning 91% of cities are safer and 9% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Inkster's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Inkster is 0.1409 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Inkster generally consider the northeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Inkster may be as high as 1 in 5,616 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 8,170 in the northeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northwest parts of Inkster, MI: about 1 per year. The south part of Inkster has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Inkster's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Inkster to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Inkster is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Inkster, MI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Inkster about $7,682,988 in 2025, or roughly $265 per resident. This is part of Inkster's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Inkster, including every crime type and how Inkster compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Inkster's crime maps on the Inkster overall crime page.

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Individual Inkster Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Inkster is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Inkster.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Dearborn Heights, MI	C-	D	C-	C-
Garden City, MI	D+	D+	D+	D+
Wayne, MI	D-	D-	D-	D+
Westland, MI	C-	D	D+	C-
Taylor, MI	D	D-	D	C
Dearborn, MI	D+	D-	D+	D
Allen Park, MI	D+	C-	D	B
Romulus, MI	D	D-	D	D+
Redford, MI	D	F	D+	D-
Melvindale, MI	D	D-	D	C-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Inkster is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Grandview, MO	D-	D-	D-	D-
Stephenville, TX	D-	D+	D+	D+
South Windsor, CT	B	A+	A+	A-
South Portland, ME	C	A+	A+	C+
South Pasadena, CA	C-	D+	D+	A-
Lewes, DE	C	B	B	A
Imperial Beach, CA	D+	D+	D+	C+
Homer Glen, IL	A+	A+	A+	A-
Holbrook, NY	B+	B	B	A
Hazelwood, MO	F	F	F	F

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Inkster, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Inkster schools on SchoolGrade

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