Detroit, MI crime rate
In 2025 the Detroit Police Department reported 1,654.4 violent crimes and 3,956.2 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Michigan and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 30, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Detroit compare with Michigan and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Detroit only.
What offenses were reported in Detroit, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Michigan | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 10,624 | 1,654.4 | 416.2 | 327.6 | down 7.2% | down 23.1% |
| Murder | 165 | 25.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | down 17.6% | down 43.4% |
| Rape | 554 | 86.3 | 53.1 | 36.1 | down 10.9% | down 29.8% |
| Robbery | 937 | 145.9 | 26.3 | 49.4 | down 20.6% | down 34.9% |
| Aggravated assault | 8,968 | 1,396.5 | 332.5 | 238.0 | down 5.1% | down 20.6% |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 25,405 | 3,956.2 | 1,258.5 | 1,534.8 | down 9.9% | up 14.9% |
| Burglary | 4,073 | 634.3 | 154.4 | 193.6 | down 10.5% | up 2.9% |
| Larceny-theft | 14,711 | 2,290.9 | 920.0 | 1,144.1 | down 3.0% | up 31.3% |
| Motor vehicle theft | 6,239 | 971.6 | 184.2 | 197.0 | down 22.9% | down 2.8% |
| Arson | 382 | 59.5 | Not estimated | Not estimated | down 3.6% | down 26.1% |
Reported = offenses known to the Detroit Police Department and sent to the FBI. Michigan and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Detroit | United States | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,151.7 | 387.0 | 491.1 |
| 2022 | 2,025.0 | 388.7 | 463.3 |
| 2023 | 2,051.3 | 379.5 | 460.8 |
| 2024 | 1,783.6 | 362.9 | 436.9 |
| 2025 | 1,654.4 | 327.6 | 416.2 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
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| Year | Detroit | United States | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,441.8 | 1,832.3 | 1,366.9 |
| 2022 | 4,557.6 | 1,973.8 | 1,549.4 |
| 2023 | 4,845.5 | 1,934.1 | 1,559.4 |
| 2024 | 4,391.8 | 1,761.1 | 1,397.8 |
| 2025 | 3,956.2 | 1,534.8 | 1,258.5 |
Is Detroit safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Detroit Police Department reported, 1,654.4 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Michigan's 416.2, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates). It fell 7.2% from 2024.
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
For 2025, 10,624 violent crimes were reported to the FBI by Detroit police, a rate of 1,654.4 per 100,000 residents covered by the Detroit Police Department. Michigan's estimate was 416.2 and the US rate 327.6, so the Detroit rate was 4.0 and 5.1 times those. Violent crime fell 7.2% from 2024 and 23.1% from 2,151.7 in 2021.
Murder fell the most of the violent offenses across those years, 43.4%, to 165 homicides and a rate of 25.7, which is 6.3 times the national figure. Robbery fell the most in the last year, 20.6%. Aggravated assault was 84% of violent crime, at 1,396.5 per 100,000.
The property crime rate, 3,956.2, was 3.1 times the state's 1,258.5 and 2.6 times the national 1,534.8. Property crime fell 9.9% in the last year. It is 14.9% higher than in 2021, with larceny-theft showing the largest rise of the property offenses, 31.3%.
Larceny-theft made up 58% of property crime. Motor vehicle theft fell the most from 2024, 22.9%, to 971.6 per 100,000, 5.3 times the Michigan rate. The department sent all 12 months for each of the 5 years shown and has reported to NIBRS since 2005.
It had 5.30 police employees per 1,000 residents in 2025. The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports separately, so its cases are not included.
Written from the numbers on this page. Every figure and every comparison is checked against the stored FBI data before publishing.
Police employees, 2025: 5.30 per 1,000 residents (2,621 officers, 785 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Michigan cities
The nearest Michigan cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Detroit Police Department (ORI MI8234900), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Michigan and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_MI8234900_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Detroit Police Department (MI8234900): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_MI8234900__from-2021-to-2025.json)