This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Michigan. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.
B
Overall Crime Grade™
D+ |
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B+ |
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Other Crime Grade |
B+ |
$5.0 billion
Cost of Crime™ for Michigan
In 2025, crime will cost $1,226 per household.
On the map, green marks the parts of Michigan 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.
The B overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US state, where Michigan's combined rate is slightly lower than the norm. Michigan sits in the 63rd percentile, ahead of 63% of states and behind 37%. The grade covers only Michigan's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby states.
The overall crime rate in Michigan is 27.30 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the south part of the state the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 25 in the southeast cities to 1 in 47 in the south.
Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Michigan report the most crime, about 103,044 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 2,917 per year.
| Michigan: | $487 |
|---|---|
| New Mexico: | $835 |
| New Jersey: | $240 |
| USA: | $464 |
Crime |
Cost to Michigan |
Cost per Michigan Resident |
|---|---|---|
Murder |
$1.5 billion |
$142 |
Rape/Sexual Assault |
$640.8 million |
$62 |
Robbery |
$114.6 million |
$11 |
Assault |
$997.7 million |
$97 |
Kidnapping |
$51.7 million |
$5 |
Vehicle Theft |
$418.4 million |
$41 |
Burglary |
$193.5 million |
$19 |
Theft |
$530.7 million |
$51 |
Arson |
$32.7 million |
$3 |
Vandalism |
$343.2 million |
$33 |
Animal Cruelty |
$6.76 million |
$1 |
Drug Crimes |
$159.9 million |
$16 |
Identity Theft |
$64.0 million |
$6 |
Total Cost of Crime |
$5,021,341,254 |
$487 |
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 southeast part of the state 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, of which Michigan has 1, draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Michigan has 2,025, do the same, and of Michigan's 10,316,618 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.
The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Michigan at ISP Reports.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 Michigan residents in a standard year.
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Assault |
3.368 |
Robbery |
0.3531 |
Rape |
1.024 |
Murder |
0.0757 |
Total Violent Crime |
4.821 (D+) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Theft |
9.932 |
Vehicle Theft |
2.619 |
Burglary |
2.068 |
Arson |
0.1313 |
Total Property Crime |
14.75 (B+) |
Crime Type |
Crime Rate |
|---|---|
Kidnapping |
0.0827 |
Drug Crimes |
2.096 |
Vandalism |
4.657 |
Identity Theft |
0.8012 |
Animal Cruelty |
0.0886 |
Total "Other" Rate |
7.725 (B+) |
Compared to surrounding states, the rate of crime in Michigan is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for states close to Michigan.
Nearby State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
C+ | B- | B- | |
A- | B- | B+ | |
B | B- | A- | |
B | B+ | B+ | |
A- | B+ | A | |
A | A- | A- | |
B+ | B | B+ | |
C | B | C | |
A- | C | B- | |
F | F | F |
Michigan is lower versus other states of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in states with comparable overall population in the state‘s boundaries.
Similar State | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
F | F | F | |
A+ | A- | A- | |
A+ | C+ | C+ | |
B+ | A+ | A+ | |
A+ | A | A | |
A- | C | C | |
F | F | F | |
C- | C- | C- | |
C- | B- | B- | |
C+ | B- | B- |
Considering only the crime rate, Michigan is as safe as the national average.
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Michigan average SchoolGrade of C-, with 32% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Michigan schools on SchoolGrade
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