The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fraser, MI
Fraser is a city of 14,600 in Macomb County, about 15 miles north of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is Fraser, MI safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Fraser is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Fraser sits near the middle: 44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A- here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Fraser run from A to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 803 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Fraser as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Fraser scores 803.
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 Fraser, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Fraser, 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 Fraser
Thefts from cars happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Fraser, 42% of reported thefts from cars happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Fraser
Every part of Fraser where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Fraser run from A to B-; 38% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Fraser, the north side has the least crime and the southeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Fraser?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Fraser is up 24%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults stayed at about 2.0 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 14 to 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 31%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
FraserUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Fraser. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Fraser
Violent, US
Property, Fraser
Property, US
2016
-15%
+4%
+47%
+15%
2017
-18%
+4%
+34%
+12%
2018
-31%
+0%
-11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-11%
+4%
-20%
-8%
2021
+12%
+6%
-22%
-10%
2022
-3%
+5%
-6%
-6%
2023
+49%
+2%
+17%
-7%
2024
+3%
-4%
+24%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Fraser
CrimeGrade™ estimates Fraser has about 33 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 13% less than the US as a whole and close to 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 Fraser, about 45% 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 Fraser
Fraser has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (36%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Fraser compares with nearby cities
Fraser has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Fraser
Two things set Fraser apart: it has 3.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 4.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 92% 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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher 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. 86% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of US city residents
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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 Fraser: D+ (20 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 73% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 66% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Fraser on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
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 Fraser
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Fraser about $787 a year per household, 35% 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 $15 million a year, or $1,061 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$890,000
$61
Rape
$380,000
$26
Robbery
$60,000
$4
Assault
$1.7 million
$119
Burglary
$130,000
$9
Theft
$1.1 million
$76
Vehicle theft
$380,000
$26
Arson
$8,600
$1
Vandalism
$310,000
$22
Total
$5.0 million
$343
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 Fraser 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.
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 Fraser, MI average a SchoolGrade of C: 38% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Fraser on SchoolGrade
