The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Royal Oak, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

C-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C+
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	C-

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$24.7 million

Cost of Crime™ for Royal Oak, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $861 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak, MI Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Royal Oak's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Royal Oak sits in the 34th percentile, ahead of 34% of cities and behind 66%. The grade covers only Royal Oak's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Royal Oak is 29.82 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the central part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 21 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 40 in the central.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Royal Oak, MI report the most crime, about 411 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Royal Oak, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Royal Oak for 2025 is $24,669,973, about $427 per resident and $861 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Royal Oak Compared to Other Cities?

Royal Oak, MI:	$427
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Royal Oak is $427 per year, which is $38 less than the national average and $60 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Royal Oak:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,422 more than in Royal Oak.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $278 less than in Royal Oak

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Royal Oak for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Royal Oak	Cost per Royal Oak Resident
Murder	$4.49 million	$78
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.68 million	$64
Robbery	$480,769	$8
Assault	$2.62 million	$45
Kidnapping	$127,407	$2
Vehicle Theft	$5.32 million	$92
Burglary	$778,637	$13
Theft	$2.82 million	$49
Arson	$188,980	$3
Vandalism	$2.20 million	$38
Animal Cruelty	$59,437	$1
Drug Crimes	$1.53 million	$26
Identity Theft	$369,681	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$24,669,973	$427

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Royal Oak, 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 Royal Oak totals $48,332,660 ($836 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $73,002,633 ($1,262 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 south part of the city 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, of which Royal Oak has 13, do the same, and of Royal Oak's 57,831 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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Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.576
Robbery	0.2643
Rape	1.049
Murder	0.0414
Total Violent Crime	2.931 (C+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.429
Vehicle Theft	5.944
Burglary	1.484
Arson	0.1353
Total Property Crime	16.99 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0363
Drug Crimes	3.575
Vandalism	5.318
Identity Theft	0.8259
Animal Cruelty	0.1389
Total "Other" Rate	9.894 (C-)

Individual Royal Oak Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Royal Oak is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Royal Oak.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Berkley, MI	C	B-	C
Huntington Woods, MI	B-	B	B
Clawson, MI	C-	B-	D+
Pleasant Ridge, MI	C+	B	B-
Madison Heights, MI	D+	C-	D+
Oak Park, MI	D-	D-	D
Ferndale, MI	D	D-	D
Lathrup Village, MI	D-	D	D-
Birmingham, MI	C-	B+	C-
Hazel Park, MI	D	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Royal Oak is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Pinellas Park, FL	B-	B-	B-
Mishawaka, IN	C-	D	D
Monroe, NC	D	D-	D-
Mount Juliet, TN	C	C-	C-
Murray, UT	F	B-	B-
National City, CA	D-	D-	D-
New Baltimore, MI	A-	B	B
New Brunswick, NJ	B	B-	B-
Newark, OH	C-	B	B
Oak Lawn, IL	B-	B	B

Considering only the crime rate, Royal Oak is as safe as the Michigan state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Royal Oak, MI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 42% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Royal Oak schools on SchoolGrade

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