The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Downtown Madison Heights

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

 

Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI Map of Crime Rates
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B-

Overall Crime Grade™

C+
B-
Other Crime Grade
C+

$1.38 million

Cost of Crime™ for Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,127 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Downtown Madison Heights 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 Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI Safe?

The B- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Downtown Madison Heights's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Downtown Madison Heights sits in the 56th percentile, ahead of 56% of neighborhoods and behind 44%. The grade covers only Downtown Madison Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Downtown Madison Heights is 33.09 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 28 in the east areas to 1 in 44 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI report the most crime, about 22 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Downtown Madison Heights for 2025 is $1,377,747, about $490 per resident and $1,127 per household. That equals 1.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.4%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.3%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Downtown Madison Heights Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI: $490
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Downtown Madison Heights is $490 per year, which is $26 more than the national average and $3 more than Madison Heights's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Downtown Madison Heights:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $783 more than in Downtown Madison Heights.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $233 less than in Downtown Madison Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Downtown Madison Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Downtown Madison Heights
Cost per Downtown Madison Heights Resident
Murder
$233,725
$83
Rape/Sexual Assault
$183,950
$65
Robbery
$27,968
$10
Assault
$226,021
$80
Kidnapping
$5,384
$2
Vehicle Theft
$288,550
$103
Burglary
$55,285
$20
Theft
$150,135
$53
Arson
$10,168
$4
Vandalism
$87,676
$31
Animal Cruelty
$3,445
$1
Drug Crimes
$91,398
$33
Identity Theft
$14,045
$5
Total Cost of Crime
$1,377,747
$490

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, 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 Downtown Madison Heights totals $2,502,488 ($890 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,880,235 ($1,380 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 do the same, and of Downtown Madison Heights's 2,812 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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Downtown Madison Heights 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 Downtown Madison Heights residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
2.799
Robbery
0.3162
Rape
1.079
Murder
0.0442
Total Violent Crime
4.238 (C+)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
10.31
Vehicle Theft
6.627
Burglary
2.168
Arson
0.1497
Total Property Crime
19.25 (B-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0316
Drug Crimes
4.394
Vandalism
4.364
Identity Theft
0.6453
Animal Cruelty
0.1656
Total "Other" Rate
9.601 (C+)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Downtown Madison Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Downtown Madison Heights.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Downtown Madison Heights is lower 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
D
D
B+
A-
A-
B
A+
A+
C+
D+
D+
A-
A+
A+
F
F
F
A
A-
A-
C+
A-
A-
B
B+
B+
D+
B
B

Considering only the crime rate, Downtown Madison Heights is less safe than the Michigan state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MI average SchoolGrade of D+, with 28% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Downtown Madison Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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