Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Lafayette Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Lafayette Park 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 Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Lafayette Park is in the 11th percentile for safety, meaning 89% of neighborhoods are safer and 11% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Lafayette Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Lafayette Park is 0.1889 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Lafayette Park generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Lafayette Park may be as high as 1 in 3,118 in the north neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 6,146 in the south part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Lafayette Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Lafayette Park, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the central part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Lafayette Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Lafayette Park has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Lafayette Park has 2, have the same problem. Of Lafayette Park’s 4,597 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Lafayette Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lafayette Park residents in a standard year.

Individual Lafayette Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Lafayette Park is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Lafayette Park.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Elmwood Park, Detroit, MI	D	F	C+	F
Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI	F	F	F	D-
Midtown-Detroit, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D	F
Islandview, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D+	F
Wayne State, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D-	D-
Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	F
Woodbridge, Detroit, MI	D	F	D+	D-
Chene, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D+	F
Hubbard-Richard, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D	F
Core City, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Lafayette Park is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Alta Vista-Waco, Waco, TX	C-	C-	C-	D+
Windsor Square, Glendale, AZ	C+	B	B	C
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX	D+	D+	D+	D-
West Rock, New Haven, CT	C+	B+	B+	C
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH	A-	A	A	B+
Berkshire Lakes, Naples, FL	A+	A+	A+	A+
Berg-Lasher, Detroit, MI	D	D-	D-	F
Berea, Baltimore, MD	D-	F	F	D
Belle Vista, Youngstown, OH	C+	B-	B-	D
Belevedere, San Bernardino, CA	B+	B	B	C+

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

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of D+, with 29% actual proficiency versus 19% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lafayette Park schools on SchoolGrade

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