Murder per Capita in Southwest Detroit
The map below shows murder per 1,000 Southwest Detroit residents.
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$428
Murder costs the average Southwest Detroit resident about $428 per year.
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Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Southwest Detroit in green. The most dangerous areas in Southwest Detroit 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 Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI Safe from Murder?
The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US neighborhood. Southwest Detroit is in the 6th percentile for safety, meaning 94% of neighborhoods are safer and 6% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Southwest Detroit's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.
The rate of murder in Southwest Detroit is 0.2276 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Southwest Detroit generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of murder in Southwest Detroit may be as high as 1 in 3,556 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,057 in the southwest part of the neighborhood.
By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the northeast parts of Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI: about 0 per year. The southeast part of Southwest Detroit has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.
How Southwest Detroit's Murder Rate Compares
The chart below compares the murder rate in Southwest Detroit to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI: | 0.2276 |
|---|---|
| Michigan: | 0.0757 |
| USA: | 0.0671 |
Considering only the murder rate, Southwest Detroit 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 Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI
Murder is projected to cost the residents of Southwest Detroit about $3,464,738 in 2025, or roughly $428 per resident. This is part of Southwest Detroit's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Southwest Detroit, including every crime type and how Southwest Detroit compares to other neighborhoods.
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 Southwest Detroit's crime maps on the Southwest Detroit overall crime page.
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Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Southwest Detroit is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Southwest Detroit.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
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D- | F | D | F | |
D | F | D | F | |
D | F | C- | F | |
D | F | D+ | D- | |
F | F | D- | F | |
D+ | F | C- | D- | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | D- | F | |
F | F | F | D- | |
D- | F | D | F |
Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations
Southwest Detroit is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.
Similar Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Murder Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A- | B+ | B+ | D | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | B | |
B | B | B | D+ | |
B+ | B- | B- | C+ | |
B- | C- | C- | C- | |
C- | B- | B- | B- | |
C+ | B- | B- | B | |
C+ | D- | D- | C- | |
B- | B | B | D- | |
B | A- | A- | C- |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Southwest Detroit schools on SchoolGrade
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