New Center, Detroit, MI Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in New Center in green. The most dangerous areas in New Center are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is New Center, Detroit, MI Safe?

The D- grade means the rate of theft is much higher than the average US neighborhood. New Center is in the 8th percentile for safety, meaning 92% of neighborhoods are safer and 8% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Center's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in New Center is 35.38 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Center generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in New Center may be as high as 1 in 13 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 43 in the southwest part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the theft map, however, because comparing rates for theft or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the west parts of New Center, Detroit, MI: about 41 per year. The east part of New Center has fewer cases of theft with only 3 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Theft Maps

When looking at the theft map for New Center, remember that the rate of theft per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the theft rate map do not always indicate danger for New Center residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which New Center has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which New Center has 0, have the same problem. Of New Center’s 4,038 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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New Center Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All theft rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 New Center residents in a standard year.

Individual New Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in New Center is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to New Center.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Boston Edison, Detroit, MI	F	F	D	D
Wayne State, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D-	D-
Durfee, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	D-
Chene, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D+	D+
Downtown Hamtramck, Hamtramck, MI	D-	F	C-	D+
Midtown-Detroit, Detroit, MI	D-	F	D	D-
Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	D-
Core City, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	D-
Woodbridge, Detroit, MI	D	F	D+	D+
Russell Woods, Detroit, MI	F	F	D-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

New Center is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. 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	Theft Crime Grade
Sedgefield, Charlotte, NC	C	C	C	C-
Jefferson Park, Charlottesville, VA	A	A+	A+	A
Keeney, Manchester, CT	A	A+	A+	A
Miller Creek, Missoula, MT	A-	A	A	B
Newell South, Charlotte, NC	D	D+	D+	D-
Overton, Mobile, AL	B	B	B	B-
Parkside, Camden, NJ	B-	D+	D+	C+
Riverside, Tempe, AZ	D	D	D	D-
Schenley, Youngstown, OH	C+	B	B	B
Shackelford, Modesto, CA	D	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the theft rate, New Center 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 New Center, Detroit, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See New Center schools on SchoolGrade

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