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12 months through September 2026

Most Dangerous Cities in Metro Detroit

118 cities and townships across the six counties with their own police department, ranked on violent crime per 1,000 residents for the 12 months through September 2026, highest first. Property crime breaks a tie.

118 ranked

  1. 1 Highland Park 25.6 violent / 1,000
  2. 2 Detroit 15.6 violent / 1,000
  3. 3 Ecorse 11.9 violent / 1,000
  4. 4 Inkster 10.0 violent / 1,000
  5. 5 Pontiac 8.5 violent / 1,000
  6. 6 Eastpointe 7.6 violent / 1,000
  7. 7 Romulus 7.1 violent / 1,000
  8. 8 Port Huron 7.0 violent / 1,000
  9. 9 Harper Woods 6.9 violent / 1,000
  10. 10 Taylor 6.8 violent / 1,000
  11. 11 Lincoln Park 6.4 violent / 1,000
  12. 12 Wayne 6.2 violent / 1,000
  13. 13 Redford 5.8 violent / 1,000
  14. 14 Hamtramck 5.5 violent / 1,000
  15. 15 Southfield 5.4 violent / 1,000
  16. 16 Warren 5.2 violent / 1,000
  17. 17 Westland 4.5 violent / 1,000
  18. 18 Dearborn Heights 4.4 violent / 1,000
  19. 19 Roseville 4.3 violent / 1,000
  20. 20 Melvindale 4.1 violent / 1,000
  21. 21 Utica 3.5 violent / 1,000
  22. 22 Southgate 3.5 violent / 1,000
  23. 23 Lapeer 3.5 violent / 1,000
  24. 24 Imlay City 3.4 violent / 1,000
  25. 25 Flat Rock 3.3 violent / 1,000
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  1. 26 Auburn Hills 3.3 violent / 1,000
  2. 27 Center Line 3.3 violent / 1,000
  3. 28 Oak Park 3.1 violent / 1,000
  4. 29 Van Buren Township 3.0 violent / 1,000
  5. 30 Dearborn 3.0 violent / 1,000
  6. 31 Gibraltar 2.9 violent / 1,000
  7. 32 Hazel Park 2.9 violent / 1,000
  8. 33 Keego Harbor 2.9 violent / 1,000
  9. 34 Garden City 2.8 violent / 1,000
  10. 35 Sumpter Township 2.6 violent / 1,000
  11. 36 Madison Heights 2.6 violent / 1,000
  12. 37 ST Clair 2.5 violent / 1,000
  13. 38 Fraser 2.4 violent / 1,000
  14. 39 Fenton 2.3 violent / 1,000
  15. 40 Clinton Township 2.3 violent / 1,000
  16. 41 Sterling Heights 2.2 violent / 1,000
  17. 42 Waterford 2.2 violent / 1,000
  18. 43 Huron Township 2.2 violent / 1,000
  19. 44 Wyandotte 2.1 violent / 1,000
  20. 45 Marine City 2.0 violent / 1,000
  21. 46 Allen Park 2.0 violent / 1,000
  22. 47 ST Clair Shores 2.0 violent / 1,000
  23. 48 Livonia 1.8 violent / 1,000
  24. 49 Woodhaven 1.8 violent / 1,000
  25. 50 Almont 1.8 violent / 1,000
  26. 51 Shelby Township 1.7 violent / 1,000
  27. 52 Brownstown Township 1.7 violent / 1,000
  28. 53 Brandon Township 1.6 violent / 1,000
  29. 54 Howell 1.6 violent / 1,000
  30. 55 Canton 1.6 violent / 1,000
  31. 56 Riverview 1.6 violent / 1,000
  32. 57 Grosse Pointe Woods 1.6 violent / 1,000
  33. 58 Ferndale 1.5 violent / 1,000
  34. 59 Pleasant Ridge 1.5 violent / 1,000
  35. 60 Lathrup Village 1.5 violent / 1,000
  36. 61 Farmington Hills 1.5 violent / 1,000
  37. 62 Plymouth 1.4 violent / 1,000
  38. 63 Chesterfield 1.4 violent / 1,000
  39. 64 Royal Oak 1.3 violent / 1,000
  40. 65 Marysville 1.2 violent / 1,000
  41. 66 Northville 1.2 violent / 1,000
  42. 67 West Bloomfield 1.2 violent / 1,000
  43. 68 Novi 1.1 violent / 1,000
  44. 69 Oxford 1.1 violent / 1,000
  45. 70 Metamora Township 1.1 violent / 1,000
  46. 71 Clawson 1.0 violent / 1,000
  47. 72 Lake Orion 1.0 violent / 1,000
  48. 73 Fowlerville 1.0 violent / 1,000
  49. 74 Troy 1.0 violent / 1,000
  50. 75 Brighton 1.0 violent / 1,000
  51. 76 Walled Lake 0.9 violent / 1,000
  52. 77 Unadilla Township 0.9 violent / 1,000
  53. 78 Grosse Pointe 0.9 violent / 1,000
  54. 79 Wixom 0.9 violent / 1,000
  55. 80 Bloomfield Hills 0.9 violent / 1,000
  56. 81 Green Oak Township 0.9 violent / 1,000
  57. 82 Holly 0.8 violent / 1,000
  58. 83 Highland Township 0.8 violent / 1,000
  59. 84 Belleville 0.8 violent / 1,000
  60. 85 White Lake 0.7 violent / 1,000
  61. 86 Rochester Hills 0.7 violent / 1,000
  62. 87 Birmingham 0.7 violent / 1,000
  63. 88 Wolverine Lake 0.7 violent / 1,000
  64. 89 Berkley 0.6 violent / 1,000
  65. 90 Plymouth Township 0.6 violent / 1,000
  66. 91 Dryden Township 0.6 violent / 1,000
  67. 92 Bloomfield Township 0.6 violent / 1,000
  68. 93 Trenton 0.6 violent / 1,000
  69. 94 Milford 0.6 violent / 1,000
  70. 95 Lyon Township 0.6 violent / 1,000
  71. 96 Orion Township 0.6 violent / 1,000
  72. 97 Independence Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  73. 98 Springfield Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  74. 99 Oakland Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  75. 100 Richmond 0.5 violent / 1,000
  76. 101 Commerce 0.5 violent / 1,000
  77. 102 Northville Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  78. 103 Grosse Ile Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  79. 104 Hamburg Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  80. 105 Beverly Hills 0.5 violent / 1,000
  81. 106 Addison Township 0.5 violent / 1,000
  82. 107 Rochester 0.5 violent / 1,000
  83. 108 Farmington 0.4 violent / 1,000
  84. 109 New Baltimore 0.3 violent / 1,000
  85. 110 South Lyon 0.3 violent / 1,000
  86. 111 Rockwood 0.3 violent / 1,000
  87. 112 Grosse Pointe Park 0.3 violent / 1,000
  88. 113 Romeo 0.3 violent / 1,000
  89. 114 Grosse Pointe Farms 0.2 violent / 1,000
  90. 115 Huntington Woods 0.2 violent / 1,000
  91. 116 Grosse Pointe Shores 0.0 violent / 1,000
  92. 117 Franklin 0.0 violent / 1,000
  93. 118 Lapeer Township 0.0 violent / 1,000

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What is the most dangerous city in Metro Detroit?
Highland Park: 25.6 violent crimes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months through September 2026, from 211 reported by the Highland Park Police Department.
How are these cities ranked?
On violent crime (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) per 1,000 people the police department serves, then property crime. Towns with fewer than 2,500 people, or fewer than 10 months reported, are left out.
Why is my town missing?
Towns patrolled by the county sheriff or the State Police do not report their own numbers to the FBI, so they cannot be ranked by town.
Where do the numbers come from?
Each police department's monthly reports to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, filed through the Michigan State Police. Updated monthly.

Source: each police department's reports to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program (Crime Data Explorer). Reports, not convictions.