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Crime reports from the Detroit Police Department, mapped by block. Source: Detroit Police Department data from the City of Detroit open data portal. Detroit updates its file daily. Search a street, filter by type, or download the list as a spreadsheet.

In 2025, Detroit police reported 10,622 violent crimes (1,654 per 100,000 residents), including 165 murders, 937 robberies and 8,967 aggravated assaults, plus 25,014 property crimes, according to FBI data.

Detroit crime in 2025

10,622violent crimes
1,654violent crimes per 100,000 residents
165murders
937robberies
8,967aggravated assaults
25,014property crimes
4,072burglaries
6,238vehicle thefts

Population covered: 642,155. Violent-crime rate rank: 1 of 8 large Michigan cities on this site (1 = highest rate). Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency MI8234900, January–December 2025.

All cities, 2025

CityViolent / 100kViolentMurdersProperty / 100kMap
Detroit1,65410,6221653,895Live
Lansing1,3371,53562,095Totals
Grand Rapids8941,793132,316Totals
Warren49768231,358Totals
Clinton32132621,198Totals
Ann Arbor29736421,696Totals
Dearborn24926321,726Totals
Sterling Heights22029611,152Totals

Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer agency counts for 2025 (all 12 months reported unless noted), retrieved October 7, 2026. Rates use the population the FBI lists for each police agency.

What the 2025 numbers say about Detroit

Detroit's violent-crime rate of 1,654 per 100,000 people in 2025 was 4 times the Michigan rate (417) and 5.2 times the U.S. rate (320). That works out to one reported violent crime for every 60 residents, or about 204.3 a week.

Among the 362 cities with full-year FBI numbers on CityCrimeMap, Detroit ranks 2nd for violent crime, in the higher half, and 8th for murder (165 murders, 25.7 per 100,000).

Aggravated assaults made up 84% of Detroit's violent crimes and robberies 9%, a smaller robbery share than the national 15%.

Property crime ran 3,895 per 100,000, 3.1 times Michigan overall. Detroit police logged 6,238 vehicle thefts (971 per 100,000, 7th of 351; Michigan: 182) and 4,072 burglaries (634 per 100,000, 4.1 times the state).

The closest city we cover is Dearborn, 7 miles southwest; its violent-crime rate (249) is less than half Detroit's.

Out-of-state cities near Detroit's size (642,155 residents): Portland, OR at 702 violent crimes per 100,000 and Boston, MA at 583.

Questions

Is Detroit more dangerous than the rest of Michigan?

By the FBI's 2025 numbers, Detroit had 1,654 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, 4 times the statewide 417. It is 1st highest of the 8 Michigan cities on this site; Lansing is next at 1,337. A city-wide rate does not tell you about a single block.

How many murders were there in Detroit in 2025?

Detroit police reported 165 murders for 2025, a rate of 25.7 per 100,000 residents. The Michigan rate was 4.4 and the national rate 4.1.

Is car theft a problem in Detroit?

6,238 vehicles were reported stolen in Detroit in 2025, 971 per 100,000 residents. That is 5 times the national rate of 195 and ranks 7th of 351 cities on this site.