The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ypsilanti, MI
Ypsilanti is a township of 101,700 in Washtenaw County, about 8 miles southeast of downtown Ann Arbor · Updated November 2026
Is Ypsilanti, MI safe?
Crime in Ypsilanti is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Ypsilanti. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A- against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Ypsilanti run from A+ to F, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 684 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Ypsilanti as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Ypsilanti scores 684.
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 Ypsilanti, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Ypsilanti, 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 Ypsilanti
One part of Ypsilanti stands out for aggravated assault. Aggravated assaults in West Willow, in east Ypsilanti, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglaries happen at homes more often than nationally. In Ypsilanti, 77% of reported burglaries happen at homes, against 57% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Ypsilanti
Most of Ypsilanti grades well: 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 8% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Ypsilanti run from A+ to F; 21% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
66%26%
A or B 66%C 26%D or F 8%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Carpenter, southwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Ypsilanti.A892
3Downtown Pittsfield, westThefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Ypsilanti.B639
4West Willow, eastBurglaries run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Ypsilanti.C-361
Neighborhood areas of Ypsilanti, ranked by overall CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is crime going up in Ypsilanti?
Reported violent crime in Ypsilanti peaked in 2020 and has fallen 10% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is down 36% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 6.9 to 7.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 11 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 14%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
YpsilantiUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police agencies that serve Ypsilanti. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Ypsilanti
Violent, US
Property, Ypsilanti
Property, US
2016
+2%
+4%
+2%
+15%
2017
-4%
+4%
-1%
+12%
2018
-9%
+0%
-18%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+22%
+4%
-23%
-8%
2021
+15%
+6%
-24%
-10%
2022
+20%
+5%
-24%
-6%
2023
+9%
+2%
-25%
-7%
2024
+10%
-4%
-36%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Ypsilanti
CrimeGrade™ estimates Ypsilanti has about 35 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 6% less than the US as a whole and close to 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 Ypsilanti is assault, about 44% 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 Ypsilanti
The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office polices Ypsilanti, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 45% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (77%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (45%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (32%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (72%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Ypsilanti compares with nearby cities
Ypsilanti has the most crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Two things set Ypsilanti apart: it has 2.9 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 7.0 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.0 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 81% 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. 87% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.24 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 80% 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 Ypsilanti: D+ (20 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 67% 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.5.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 59% 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 Ypsilanti
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Ypsilanti about $1,262 a year per household, about the same as the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $54 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $215 million a year, or $2,109 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$12 million
$114
Rape
$4.5 million
$44
Robbery
$1.3 million
$13
Assault
$23 million
$222
Burglary
$1.6 million
$16
Theft
$4.9 million
$48
Vehicle theft
$4.1 million
$40
Arson
$160,000
$2
Vandalism
$3.3 million
$32
Total
$54 million
$531
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 Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti, MI average a SchoolGrade of C+: 40% of students test proficient, against 34% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Ypsilanti on SchoolGrade
