The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Core City, Detroit, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Core City

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Core City. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Core City, Detroit, MI Map of Crime Rates
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F

Overall Crime Grade™

F
D-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$7.12 million

Cost of Crime™ for Core City, Detroit, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $4,035 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Core City with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Core City, Detroit, MI Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Core City's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Core City sits in the 6th percentile, ahead of 6% of neighborhoods and behind 94%. The grade covers only Core City's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Core City is 84.22 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the northeast areas to 1 in 15 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Core City, Detroit, MI report the most crime, about 110 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Core City, Detroit, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Core City for 2025 is $7,118,354, about $1,674 per resident and $4,035 per household. That equals 8.6% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.8%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Core City Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Core City, Detroit, MI: $1674
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Core City is $1,674 per year, which is $1,210 more than the national average and $1,187 more than Detroit's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Core City:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $401 less than in Core City.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $1,418 less than in Core City

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Core City for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Core City
Cost per Core City Resident
Murder
$2.43 million
$571
Rape/Sexual Assault
$270,255
$64
Robbery
$175,657
$41
Assault
$2.35 million
$553
Kidnapping
$29,886
$7
Vehicle Theft
$264,998
$62
Burglary
$265,692
$62
Theft
$653,332
$154
Arson
$19,572
$5
Vandalism
$453,692
$107
Animal Cruelty
$4,774
$1
Drug Crimes
$138,421
$33
Identity Theft
$63,336
$15
Total Cost of Crime
$7,118,354
$1,674

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Core City, Detroit, MI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Core City totals $18,041,066 ($4,243 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $25,159,420 ($5,917 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The northeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Core City has 1, do the same, and of Core City's 4,252 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Core City Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
19.25
Robbery
1.313
Rape
1.048
Murder
0.3039
Total Violent Crime
21.92 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
29.67
Vehicle Theft
4.025
Burglary
6.889
Arson
0.1906
Total Property Crime
40.77 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1159
Drug Crimes
4.401
Vandalism
14.94
Identity Theft
1.925
Animal Cruelty
0.1518
Total "Other" Rate
21.53 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Core City is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Core City.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
F
D+
D-
F
D
D
F
C-
F
F
D-
D-
F
D-
D-
F
D
D
F
D+
F
F
D-
D+
F
C-
F
F
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Core City is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. 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
C+
C
C
B
A
A
D
D-
D-
B+
B
B
D
D+
D+
C+
D+
D+
D-
F
F
A
A+
A+
A
A+
A+
B-
C
C

Considering only the crime rate, Core City 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 Core City, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 17% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Core City schools on SchoolGrade

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