The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Flint, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$132.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Flint, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $2,587 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Flint 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 Flint, MI Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Flint's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Flint sits in the 7th percentile, ahead of 7% of cities and behind 93%. The grade covers only Flint's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Flint is 55.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the central neighborhoods to 1 in 26 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Flint, MI report the most crime, about 1,019 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 631 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Flint, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Flint for 2025 is $132,701,576, about $1,056 per resident and $2,587 per household. That equals 4.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Flint Compared to Other Cities?

Flint, MI:	$1056
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Flint is $1,056 per year, which is $592 more than the national average and $569 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Flint:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $793 more than in Flint.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $907 less than in Flint

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Flint for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Flint	Cost per Flint Resident
Murder	$45.9 million	$365
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7.93 million	$63
Robbery	$2.98 million	$24
Assault	$34.2 million	$272
Kidnapping	$793,761	$6
Vehicle Theft	$8.86 million	$70
Burglary	$5.47 million	$44
Theft	$13.0 million	$103
Arson	$450,564	$4
Vandalism	$9.61 million	$76
Animal Cruelty	$118,723	$1
Drug Crimes	$2.49 million	$20
Identity Theft	$884,596	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$132,701,576	$1,056

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Flint, 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 Flint totals $352,040,756 ($2,801 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $484,742,331 ($3,857 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 southwest part of the city 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 Flint has 24, do the same, and of Flint's 125,694 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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Flint 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 Flint residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.471
Robbery	0.7548
Rape	1.040
Murder	0.1945
Total Violent Crime	11.46 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	19.95
Vehicle Theft	4.551
Burglary	4.800
Arson	0.1484
Total Property Crime	29.45 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1042
Drug Crimes	2.675
Vandalism	10.70
Identity Theft	0.9093
Animal Cruelty	0.1277
Total "Other" Rate	14.52 (D-)

Individual Flint Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Burton, MI	D	D-	D
Beecher, MI	D-	F	D-
Mount Morris, MI	C-	D-	C-
Flushing, MI	B-	C	C+
Grand Blanc, MI	B	B-	B
Genesee, MI	C-	D	C-
Swartz Creek, MI	B+	C+	B
Russellville, MI	B-	C-	B-
Rankin, MI	A	B-	A
Davison, MI	B	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Flint is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Atascocita, TX	C-	C-	C-
Austin, TX	C-	C	C
Anaheim, CA	C	D	D
Asheville, NC	D-	D-	D-
Apple Valley, CA	C-	D+	D+
Baton Rouge, LA	D	D-	D-
Arlington Heights, IL	B	A-	A-
Appleton, WI	C	B+	B+
Alhambra, CA	C-	D+	D+
Alexandria, VA	D	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Flint 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 Flint, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 19% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Flint schools on SchoolGrade

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