This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Downtown Detroit. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
F
Overall Crime Grade™
F |
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F |
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Other Crime Grade |
F |
$8.39 million
Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI
In 2025, crime will cost $2,064 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Detroit 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.
The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Downtown Detroit's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Downtown Detroit sits in the 2nd percentile, ahead of 2% of neighborhoods and behind 98%. The grade covers only Downtown Detroit's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.
The overall crime rate in Downtown Detroit is 107.5 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 5 in the southeast areas to 1 in 14 in the central.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI report the most crime, about 141 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.
| Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI: | $1665 |
|---|---|
| Evergreen, Detroit, MI: | $1273 |
| Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: | $257 |
| Michigan: | $487 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Downtown Detroit |
Cost per Downtown Detroit Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$1.94 million |
$385 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$340,752 |
$68 |
Robbery |
$236,446 |
$47 |
Assault |
$3.04 million |
$602 |
Kidnapping |
$36,976 |
$7 |
Vehicle Theft |
$363,272 |
$72 |
Burglary |
$223,253 |
$44 |
Theft |
$1.27 million |
$253 |
Arson |
$17,549 |
$3 |
Vandalism |
$612,436 |
$122 |
Animal Cruelty |
$4,950 |
$1 |
Drug Crimes |
$156,397 |
$31 |
Identity Theft |
$146,512 |
$29 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$8,387,556 |
$1,665 |
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 south 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 Downtown Detroit has 6, do the same, and of Downtown Detroit's 5,038 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI at ISP Reports.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 Downtown Detroit residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
20.98 |
Robbery |
1.492 |
Rape |
1.116 |
Murder |
0.2051 |
Total Violent Crime |
23.79 (F) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
48.76 |
Vehicle Theft |
4.657 |
Burglary |
4.886 |
Arson |
0.1442 |
Total Property Crime |
58.44 (F) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.1210 |
Drug Crimes |
4.197 |
Vandalism |
17.02 |
Identity Theft |
3.757 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.1328 |
Total "Other" Rate |
25.22 (F) |
Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Downtown Detroit is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Detroit.
Nearby Neighborhood | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
D+ | F | C+ | |
D- | F | D | |
D | F | C+ | |
D- | F | D- | |
D | F | D+ | |
D- | F | D | |
F | F | D- | |
D- | F | D+ | |
F | F | D- | |
D | F | D+ |
Downtown Detroit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
D+ | C- | C- | |
D | C- | C- | |
A- | B- | B- | |
D+ | D+ | D+ | |
F | F | F | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
C+ | D+ | D+ | |
A+ | A+ | A+ | |
B- | B | B | |
B+ | B | B |
Considering only the crime rate, Downtown Detroit 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 Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Downtown Detroit schools on SchoolGrade
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