The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Hamtramck, MI
Hamtramck is a city of 44,000 in Wayne County, about 5 miles north of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is Hamtramck, MI safe?
Hamtramck is among the higher-crime places in the US: an overall CrimeGrade™ of D+, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 88% of Americans live. Violent crime grades D and property crime C. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Hamtramck run from B to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
D+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 294 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
12% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Hamtramck as a whole, and 88% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Hamtramck scores 294.
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 Hamtramck, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Hamtramck, 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 Hamtramck
One part of Hamtramck stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Downtown Hamtramck & Chene, in south Hamtramck, run at more than triple the rate in the rest of the city.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Hamtramck, 77% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Hamtramck
Safety changes a lot from one part of Hamtramck to the next: 21% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 54% live in areas graded D or F. Grades across Hamtramck run from B to F; every part of Hamtramck has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
21%25%54%
A or B 21%C 25%D or F 54%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Downtown Hamtramck & Chene, southBurglaries run at less than half the rate in the rest of Hamtramck.C+463
2State Fair-Nolan, centralCar thefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Hamtramck.D+275
3Buffalo Charles & Airport, eastCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Hamtramck.F56
Neighborhood areas of Hamtramck, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Hamtramck?
Reported crime in Hamtramck has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 40% and property crime down 18%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 8.1 to 4.8 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 19 to 16 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 26% and property crime fell 17%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
HamtramckUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Hamtramck. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Hamtramck
Violent, US
Property, Hamtramck
Property, US
2016
+42%
+4%
+63%
+15%
2017
-0%
+4%
+47%
+12%
2018
-5%
+0%
+18%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-21%
+4%
-41%
-8%
2021
-5%
+6%
-38%
-10%
2022
-18%
+5%
-18%
-6%
2023
-19%
+2%
-1%
-7%
2024
-40%
-4%
-18%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Hamtramck
CrimeGrade™ estimates Hamtramck has about 50 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% more than the US as a whole and 45% more than 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Hamtramck is assault, about 36% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
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 Hamtramck
Hamtramck has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Hamtramck, 63% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (80%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (77%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (48%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (70%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (57%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Hamtramck compares with nearby cities
Hamtramck has more crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities. Pleasant Ridge and Grosse Pointe Park have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Hamtramck apart: it has 18.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 12 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.18.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.12 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 96% 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. 59% of residents here live in walkable areas.B+ (67 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 95% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.81% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 93% 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
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 69% of US city residents
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 Hamtramck
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Hamtramck about $2,788 a year per household, more than double 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 $139 million a year, or $3,147 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$9.6 million
$218
Rape
$1.4 million
$31
Robbery
$1.7 million
$38
Assault
$12 million
$268
Burglary
$1.5 million
$34
Theft
$2.5 million
$57
Vehicle theft
$4.3 million
$98
Arson
$290,000
$7
Vandalism
$2.7 million
$61
Total
$36 million
$812
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 Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck, MI average a SchoolGrade of F: 20% of students test proficient, against 18% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Hamtramck on SchoolGrade
