Murder per Capita in Michigan
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Michigan residents.
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Michigan residents.
C
Murder Grade™
D+ |
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B |
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C- |
Murder costs the average Michigan resident about $117 per year.
Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Michigan in green. The most dangerous areas in Michigan are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The C grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Michigan is in the 46th percentile for safety, meaning 54% of cities are safer and 46% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Michigan's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of murder in Michigan is 0.0624 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Michigan generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Michigan may be as high as 1 in 11,790 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,574 in the southwest part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Michigan, ND: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Michigan has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the murder rate in Michigan to the North Dakota state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Michigan, ND: | 0.0624 |
|---|---|
| North Dakota: | 0.0530 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Michigan is less safe than the North Dakota state average and as safe as the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Michigan about $4,689 in 2025, or roughly $117 per resident. This is part of Michigan's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Michigan, including every crime type and how Michigan compares to other cities.
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 Michigan's crime maps on the Michigan overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D | B | C- | C- | |
D | B | C- | C- | |
D+ | B+ | C- | B- | |
C- | C | C+ | D+ | |
B+ | B+ | A+ | A- | |
D | C | D+ | D+ | |
D+ | C+ | C- | C- | |
D+ | B+ | C | B- | |
D+ | A- | C+ | B | |
D | D | D+ | C |
Michigan is lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B+ | A- | A- | C+ | |
D+ | D- | D- | C- | |
C | D+ | D+ | D+ | |
D- | C- | C- | D+ | |
B+ | C | C | C+ | |
A- | A+ | A+ | B | |
B | B+ | B+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | F | |
C+ | C- | C- | B+ | |
F | F | F | D- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Michigan, ND average SchoolGrade of B-, with 43% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Michigan schools on SchoolGrade
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