The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lincoln Park, MI
Lincoln Park is a city of 39,400 in Wayne County, about 9 miles southwest of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is Lincoln Park, MI safe?
Crime in Lincoln Park is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 76% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Lincoln Park. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, B against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Lincoln Park run from A- to F, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 620 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
24% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lincoln Park as a whole, and 76% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lincoln Park scores 620.
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 Lincoln Park, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lincoln Park, 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 Lincoln Park
Aggravated assaults run high for a B-graded city. Lincoln Park has 5.9 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 3.1.
Car thefts happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Lincoln Park, 48% of reported car thefts happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Lincoln Park
Most of Lincoln Park grades well: 68% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 3% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Lincoln Park run from A- to F; every part of Lincoln Park has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
68%29%
A or B 68%C 29%D or F 3%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Lincoln Park, the southwest side has the least crime and the northeast side the most.
Is crime going up in Lincoln Park?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Lincoln Park is down 22%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 6.1 to 6.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 22 to 17 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 13%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Lincoln ParkUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Lincoln Park. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Lincoln Park
Violent, US
Property, Lincoln Park
Property, US
2016
+18%
+4%
+34%
+15%
2017
+17%
+4%
+38%
+12%
2018
-7%
+0%
+25%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-1%
+4%
-9%
-8%
2021
+12%
+6%
-18%
-10%
2022
-3%
+5%
-14%
-6%
2023
-3%
+2%
-14%
-7%
2024
+9%
-4%
-22%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Lincoln Park
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lincoln Park has about 44 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% more than the US as a whole and 28% 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 Lincoln Park is assault, about 45% 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 Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Lincoln Park, 76% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 46% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (76%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (52%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (46%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (54%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (67%)
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 Lincoln Park compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Lincoln Park, 6 have less crime. Allen Park and Riverview have the least.
Jobs, night lighting and walkability in Lincoln Park
Two things set Lincoln Park apart: it has 13 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and a Walk Grade of C (35 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 50% of residents in Lincoln Park live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places with few jobs tend to report less theft and robbery, yet theft and robbery run higher here than that would suggest.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.13 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 95% 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.C (35 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 85% 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.42% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 78% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 76% 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.3.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 75% 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 Lincoln Park
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Lincoln Park about $1,323 a year per household, 10% more 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 $68 million a year, or $1,724 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.2 million
$55
Rape
$870,000
$22
Robbery
$530,000
$13
Assault
$11 million
$268
Burglary
$860,000
$22
Theft
$2.6 million
$66
Vehicle theft
$1.1 million
$29
Arson
$110,000
$3
Vandalism
$1.8 million
$45
Total
$21 million
$523
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 Lincoln Park 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 Lincoln Park, MI average a SchoolGrade of D-: 26% of students test proficient, against 23% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Lincoln Park on SchoolGrade
