The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Petosky-Otsego

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Petosky-Otsego. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI Map of Crime Rates
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Overall Crime Grade™

F
D-
Other Crime Grade
D-

$20.0 million

Cost of Crime™ for Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $4,902 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Petosky-Otsego 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 Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Petosky-Otsego's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Petosky-Otsego sits in the 3rd percentile, ahead of 3% of neighborhoods and behind 97%. The grade covers only Petosky-Otsego's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Petosky-Otsego is 97.42 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the central areas to 1 in 13 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI report the most crime, about 162 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 36 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Petosky-Otsego for 2025 is $19,950,026, about $2,059 per resident and $4,902 per household. That equals 10.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 47.5%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 41.1%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Petosky-Otsego Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI: $2059
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Petosky-Otsego is $2,059 per year, which is $1,595 more than the national average and $1,573 more than Detroit's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Petosky-Otsego:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $786 less than in Petosky-Otsego.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $1,803 less than in Petosky-Otsego

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Petosky-Otsego for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Petosky-Otsego
Cost per Petosky-Otsego Resident
Murder
$7.07 million
$730
Rape/Sexual Assault
$607,471
$63
Robbery
$425,618
$44
Assault
$6.99 million
$722
Kidnapping
$68,672
$7
Vehicle Theft
$711,599
$73
Burglary
$819,160
$85
Theft
$1.64 million
$170
Arson
$49,147
$5
Vandalism
$1.11 million
$115
Animal Cruelty
$11,062
$1
Drug Crimes
$326,854
$34
Identity Theft
$116,731
$12
Total Cost of Crime
$19,950,026
$2,059

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, 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 Petosky-Otsego totals $51,641,913 ($5,331 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $71,591,938 ($7,391 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 southeast part of the neighborhood 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 do the same, and of Petosky-Otsego's 9,687 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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Petosky-Otsego 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 Petosky-Otsego residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
25.13
Robbery
1.397
Rape
1.034
Murder
0.3883
Total Violent Crime
27.95 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
32.74
Vehicle Theft
4.744
Burglary
9.323
Arson
0.2101
Total Property Crime
47.01 (D-)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.1169
Drug Crimes
4.562
Vandalism
16.06
Identity Theft
1.557
Animal Cruelty
0.1544
Total "Other" Rate
22.45 (D-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Petosky-Otsego is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Petosky-Otsego.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
F
F
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
D-
F
F
D
F
F
D
F
F
D-
D-
F
D
F
F
D-
F
F
D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Petosky-Otsego is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
B+
B
B
C
C-
C-
C+
C
C
D
D
D
F
C-
C-
D-
F
F
A+
A-
A-
D
D-
D-
B-
C
C
A
B-
B-

Considering only the crime rate, Petosky-Otsego 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 Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Petosky-Otsego schools on SchoolGrade

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