The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in New Boston, MI
New Boston is a township of 10,200 in Wayne County, about 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is New Boston, MI safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and New Boston has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. Every neighborhood in New Boston grades A.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 887 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
62% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than New Boston as a whole, and 38% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. New Boston scores 887.
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 New Boston, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in New Boston, 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 New Boston
Simple assaults run high, though crime overall runs low. Crime overall in New Boston runs 34% below the US rate, but simple assaults run 44% above it: 14.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
Theft runs low. New Boston has 3.6 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 13.1.
The safest and least safe parts of New Boston
Every part of New Boston where people live grades A or B on the national scale.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within New Boston, the east side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in New Boston?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in New Boston is up 47% and property crime is down 23%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.6 to 2.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 6.5 to 5.0 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 28% and property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
New BostonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves New Boston. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, New Boston
Violent, US
Property, New Boston
Property, US
2016
+18%
+4%
+92%
+15%
2017
+53%
+4%
+75%
+12%
2018
+32%
+0%
+14%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+22%
+4%
-11%
-8%
2021
+34%
+6%
-13%
-10%
2022
+182%
+5%
-7%
-6%
2023
+104%
+2%
-11%
-7%
2024
+47%
-4%
-23%
-15%
Crime rates and types in New Boston
CrimeGrade™ estimates New Boston has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 34% less than the US as a whole and 29% less 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 New Boston is assault, about 65% 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 New Boston
The Huron Township Police Department polices New Boston; these figures cover Huron as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Huron as a whole, 89% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 80% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (89%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (80%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (63%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (81%)
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 New Boston compares with nearby cities
New Boston has less crime than 6 of its 8 nearest cities; only Carleton and South Rockwood have less.
Parking lots, empty homes and walkability in New Boston
Two things set New Boston apart: it has 6.2 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 1.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.6.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% 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.1.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% 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. 97% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (3 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 96% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower 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.36% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 92% of US city residents
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 New Boston: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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 New Boston
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs New Boston about $751 a year per household, 38% 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 $8.1 million a year, or $799 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$230,000
$23
Rape
$340,000
$33
Robbery
$9,600
$1
Assault
$1.6 million
$153
Burglary
$82,000
$8
Theft
$190,000
$19
Vehicle theft
$120,000
$12
Arson
$19,000
$2
Vandalism
$190,000
$19
Total
$2.7 million
$269
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 New Boston 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 New Boston, MI average a SchoolGrade of B-: 41% of students test proficient, against 35% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in New Boston on SchoolGrade
