The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Commerce Township, MI
Commerce Township is a township of 24,600 in Oakland County, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is Commerce Township, MI safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Commerce Township has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 86% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 950 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
86% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Commerce Township as a whole, and 14% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Commerce Township scores 950.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Commerce Township, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Commerce Township, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Commerce Township
Thefts and acts of vandalism both run low. In Commerce Township, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.7 thefts and 0.89 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 5.5 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Commerce Township
Every part of Commerce Township where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Commerce Township run from A+ to A; every part of Commerce Township has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Commerce Township, the center has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Commerce Township?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Commerce Township is down 13% and property crime is up 16%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 0.7 to 0.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 5.1 to 6.0 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime rose 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Commerce TownshipUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Commerce Township. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Commerce Township
Violent, US
Property, Commerce Township
Property, US
2016
-35%
+4%
+83%
+15%
2017
-21%
+4%
+42%
+12%
2018
-41%
+0%
-3%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-13%
+4%
-14%
-8%
2021
+4%
+6%
-4%
-10%
2022
-11%
+5%
-7%
-6%
2023
+3%
+2%
+6%
-7%
2024
-13%
-4%
+16%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Commerce Township
CrimeGrade™ estimates Commerce Township has about 8.5 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 77% less than the US as a whole and 75% less than Michigan.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
Theft is the most common crime in Commerce Township, about 43% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Commerce Township
The Commerce Township Police Department polices Commerce Township; these figures cover Commerce as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Commerce as a whole, 54% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 39% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (39%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Commerce Township compares with nearby cities
Commerce Township has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest cities; only White Lake has less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Commerce Township. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Commerce Township is safer than 87% of them.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Commerce Township
Two things set Commerce Township apart: it has 1.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 16 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 96% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.16 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 91% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 90% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.55% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Commerce Township: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Commerce Township
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Commerce Township about $240 a year per household, 80% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.9 million a year, or $239 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$270,000
$11
Rape
$200,000
$8
Robbery
$31,000
$1
Assault
$760,000
$31
Burglary
$97,000
$4
Theft
$460,000
$19
Vehicle theft
$76,000
$3
Arson
$6,500
under $1
Vandalism
$160,000
$6
Total
$2.1 million
$84
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Commerce Township means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Commerce Township is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Commerce Township, MI average a SchoolGrade of A+: 54% of students test proficient, against 49% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Commerce Township on SchoolGrade
