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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D+

Which crimes are included?

$10.3 million

Cost of Crime™ for Hazel Park, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,679 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park, MI Safe?

The D overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Hazel Park's combined rate is higher than the norm. Hazel Park sits in the 17th percentile, ahead of 17% of cities and behind 83%. The grade covers only Hazel Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Hazel Park is 40.16 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 20 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 30 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Hazel Park, MI report the most crime, about 103 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 38 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Hazel Park, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Hazel Park for 2025 is $10,312,927, about $746 per resident and $1,679 per household. That equals 2.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Hazel Park Compared to Other Cities?

Hazel Park, MI:	$746
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Hazel Park is $746 per year, which is $282 more than the national average and $259 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Hazel Park:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,102 more than in Hazel Park.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $597 less than in Hazel Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Hazel Park	Cost per Hazel Park Resident
Murder	$3.18 million	$230
Rape/Sexual Assault	$938,856	$68
Robbery	$212,006	$15
Assault	$2.06 million	$149
Kidnapping	$51,244	$4
Vehicle Theft	$1.43 million	$103
Burglary	$390,880	$28
Theft	$823,802	$60
Arson	$48,714	$4
Vandalism	$708,756	$51
Animal Cruelty	$14,132	$1
Drug Crimes	$365,753	$26
Identity Theft	$91,021	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$10,312,927	$746

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Hazel Park, 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 Hazel Park totals $26,180,754 ($1,894 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $36,493,681 ($2,640 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 east 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 Hazel Park has 1, do the same, and of Hazel Park's 13,824 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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Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	5.186
Robbery	0.4876
Rape	1.120
Murder	0.1225
Total Violent Crime	6.916 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	11.51
Vehicle Theft	6.666
Burglary	3.117
Arson	0.1459
Total Property Crime	21.44 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0611
Drug Crimes	3.577
Vandalism	7.177
Identity Theft	0.8507
Animal Cruelty	0.1382
Total "Other" Rate	11.80 (D+)

Individual Hazel Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ferndale, MI	D	D-	D
Pleasant Ridge, MI	C+	B	B-
Highland Park, MI	F	F	F
Madison Heights, MI	D+	C-	D+
Warren, MI	D	D-	D
Center Line, MI	D-	D-	D-
Huntington Woods, MI	B-	B	B
Royal Oak, MI	C-	C+	D+
Oak Park, MI	D-	D-	D
Hamtramck, MI	F	F	F

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Hazel Park 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
Maiden, NC	C-	D+	D+
Raynham, MA	A-	B	B
Minooka, IL	A+	A	A
Milford, PA	A+	B-	B-
Milford, NH	B-	A	A
Mccalla, AL	B	B+	B+
Marumsco, VA	C+	B	B
Martin, TN	D	D	D
Marshall, MN	C-	B-	B-
Marinette, WI	D	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park, MI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 21% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Hazel Park schools on SchoolGrade

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