This webpage contains crime data for Detroit, Michigan. You can look at the breakdown of crime by type, changes to crime rates over time, and see how Detroit compares to similar locations. If you are interested in seeing public records links for Detroit, Michigan, you can click the Public Records tab at the top.

Total Crime

Between 1999 and 2008 there were 851,809 total crimes reported in Detroit, Michigan (199,382 of them violent). Of the 85,181 crimes that transpire each year in Detroit, just about one half take place less than a mile from home. On average, someone is a victim of a crime in Detroit, Michigan every 6 minutes. This includes 3,831 murders, 6,347 rapes, and close to four hundred and seventy-nine thousand thefts (including 231,245 automobile thefts).

Crime Trends

Throughout the last 10 years, crime data were available in Detroit, Michigan for all 10 years. Over that period of time, reported crime in Detroit has diminished by 46 per-cent. In the course of the same period, violent crime dropped by 26 per-cent. Taken as a whole, the crime rates are a sign of a slow drop off in crime over the last 10 years in Detroit. If the current trend continues, predicted crime numbers could fall to sixty-eight thousand for Detroit, Michigan in 2009.

Crime Comparisons

Crime Data Information

Detroit, Michigan law enforcement agencies report their statistics to the FBI UCR program. The FBI has noted the following deviations from their data quality guidelines:



In 2003, due to changes in reporting practices, annexations, and/or incomplete data, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

In 2004, because of changes in reporting practices, annexations, and/or incomplete data, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

In 2005, because of changes in the state/local agency's reporting practices, figures are not comparable to previous years' data.

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