Pleasant Ridge is a city of 2,600 in Oakland County, about 11 miles northwest of downtown Detroit · Updated November 2026
Is Pleasant Ridge, MI safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Pleasant Ridge is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Pleasant Ridge sits near the middle: 56% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 44% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A here.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 862 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
56% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Pleasant Ridge as a whole, and 44% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Pleasant Ridge scores 862.
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 Pleasant Ridge, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Pleasant Ridge, 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 Pleasant Ridge
Crime per resident runs lower than the grade suggests. Few people come to Pleasant Ridge to work or shop: it has only 17 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. With few visitors, its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ weighs each crime against the people, homes and parked cars actually here.
Crime rates and types in Pleasant Ridge
CrimeGrade™ estimates Pleasant Ridge has about 15 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 59% less than the US as a whole and 56% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Pleasant Ridge, about 34% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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.
How Pleasant Ridge compares with nearby cities
Pleasant Ridge has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Two things set Pleasant Ridge apart: it has 2.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 17 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs low here.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.2.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 99% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% 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. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (19 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of US city residents
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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
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.17 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 90% 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.2.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 89% 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 Pleasant Ridge
Crime costs Pleasant Ridge about $416 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 66% 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 $1.5 million a year, or $590 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$55,000
$21
Rape
$57,000
$22
Robbery
$17,000
$7
Assault
$170,000
$65
Burglary
$16,000
$6
Theft
$61,000
$24
Vehicle theft
$56,000
$21
Arson
$1,300
$1
Vandalism
$49,000
$19
Total
$480,000
$185
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 Pleasant Ridge 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 Pleasant Ridge, MI average a SchoolGrade of A-: 48% of students test proficient, against 41% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Pleasant Ridge on SchoolGrade
