Safest Places to Live in Michigan of March 2024

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Last Update: March 11, 2023 Living

Michigan is located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is named after Lake Michigan, meaning ‘large water’ or ‘large lake.’ With around 10 million residents, it is the 11th most populous US state.

It is a great recreational boating destination surrounded by water (Great Lakes and Lake Saint Clair). The automotive industry is also a strong economic factor since several automobile manufacturers are situated there.

The capital of the State of Michigan is Lansing, while the largest city is Detroit. Until a few years ago, Detroit was an infamously dangerous city.

Ranking Criteria

ElitePersonalFinance extracted the latest data from the FBI crime statistics in the United States. We took violent crime as the main criteria. To get our score, we used this formula:

Crime Score = ( Total Number of Violent Crimes / Population ) * 1,000

This way, safer cities got the lowest score, and those more vulnerable to crimes got higher scores.

The cities that did not report crimes to the FBI and those under 5,000 residents were not included in the list.

50 Safest Places in Michigan of March 2024

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Huntington Woods6 32100,00
2Thetford Township6 68900,00
3Grosse Ile Township10 13510,10
4Oakland Township19 64920,10
5Spring Arbor Township8 00910,12
6Beverly Hills10 42920,19
7Lapeer Township5 03210,20
8Hamburg Township21 75550,23
9Bloomfield Township42 326110,26
10Adrian Township6 23920,32
11East Grand Rapids12 04040,33
12Springfield Township14 55450,34
13Petoskey5 74720,35
14Denton Township5 37920,37
15Houghton8 02930,37
16Highland Township20 30280,39
17Rochester13 42960,45
18Argentine Township6 50630,46
19Birmingham21 479100,47
20Gaines Township6 08030,49
21South Lyon11 89660,50
22Rochester Hills75 167390,52
23Farmington10 58760,57
24Berkley15 48290,58
25Clawson11 94870,59
26Lyon Township21 540130,60
27West Bloomfield Township66 067400,61
28Tittabawassee Township9 86360,61
29Grand Ledge7 86250,64
30Saline9 43160,64
31New Baltimore12 44480,64
32Orion Township36 878240,65
33Plymouth9 17560,65
34Commerce Township39 690260,66
35Plymouth Township27 020180,67
36Northville Township29 170200,69
37Milford16 984120,71
38Richfield Township, Genesee County8 35860,72
39Oxford Township19 467140,72
40Chelsea5 54340,72
41Napoleon Township6 75750,74
42Brandon Township16 121120,74
43Flushing7 86060,76
44Raisin Township7 76060,77
45Novi61 699480,78
46Green Oak Township19 075150,79
47Troy84 688670,79
48White Lake Township31 556250,79
49Montrose Township7 44760,81
50Holly6 18550,81

Crime Score in All Cities in Michigan of March 2024

If your city didn’t make our list, you could see our full list of Michigan cities.

We can’t compare crime rates in small and large cities. That’s why ElitePersonalFinance made a detailed analysis and narrowed the results according to population segments:

  • Under 3,000 Residents
  • 3,000 – 10,000 Residents
  • 10,000 – 30,000 Residents
  • 30,000 – 100,000 Residents
  • Over 100,000 Residents

(Other sites don’t include places with under 3,000 residents, but we included them.)

These are the results that we got:

Under 3,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Owendale22400,00
2Lake Angelus30900,00
3Barryton35300,00
4Gagetown36000,00
5Akron37400,00
6Kinde41700,00
7New Era44600,00
8Rothbury44800,00
9Lennon48200,00
10Bancroft49400,00
11Galien53300,00
12New Lothrop55200,00
13Peck59100,00
14Eau Claire59900,00
15Hopkins61100,00
16Calumet69100,00
17Caseville73100,00
18Elkton75100,00
19Vernon77000,00
20Mackinaw City79700,00
21Otisville82300,00
22Au Gres83400,00
23Garfield Township83800,00
24Central Lake93800,00
25Lake Linden96200,00
26Elsie98300,00
27Millington99500,00
28Fair Haven Township1 03800,00
29Reading1 04200,00
30Bellaire1 06700,00
31Lexington1 09900,00
32Pigeon1 12300,00
33Coleman1 18800,00
34Breckenridge1 26100,00
35Bellevue1 29100,00
36Mancelona1 36400,00
37Fennville1 42100,00
38Marenisco Township1 43400,00
39Zilwaukee1 52300,00
40Manton1 54400,00
41Schoolcraft1 55900,00
42Ovid1 61100,00
43Elk Rapids1 61800,00
44Laurium1 91200,00
45West Branch2 04800,00
46Woodland Township2 11500,00
47Saugatuck-Douglas2 30700,00
48Pleasant Ridge2 46500,00
49Potterville2 71200,00
50Grosse Pointe Shores2 83610,35
51Norway2 75610,36
52Rogers City2 66310,38
53Cass City2 26810,44
54Kalkaska2 08610,48
55Leslie1 90910,52
56St. Charles1 89110,53
57Gerrish Township2 92220,68
58Stanton1 43510,70
59Litchfield1 33310,75
60Orchard Lake2 48320,81
61Harbor Springs1 20810,83
62Pinckney2 41020,83
63Memphis1 18410,84
64Beaverton1 17610,85
65Clinton2 27420,88
66Chesaning2 23820,89
67Lake Odessa2 03620,98
68Lakeview1 00710,99
69New Buffalo1 87721,07
70Sylvan Lake1 86421,07
71Olivet1 85721,08
72Whitehall2 78531,08
73Clarkston92511,08
74Morrice89411,12
75Grant89211,12
76Mendon85411,17
77Cassopolis1 69521,18
78Sebewaing1 62921,23
79Richland80611,24
80Montague2 35931,27
81White Pigeon1 52121,31
82Bridgman2 22431,35
83Springport Township2 14831,40
84Reese1 36421,47
85Laingsburg1 28121,56
86Stockbridge1 25721,59
87Port Austin62011,61
88Brown City1 24021,61
89Scottville1 21021,65
90East Jordan2 35141,70
91Colon1 15921,73
92Fowlerville2 86951,74
93Three Oaks1 54931,94
94Shepherd1 48932,01
95Tuscarora Township2 93462,04
96Birch Run1 46232,05
97St. Ignace2 30952,17
98Crystal Falls1 35932,21
99Lawton1 79942,22
100Hartford2 58962,32
101Frankfort1 28932,33
102Pentwater85322,34
103Nashville1 67842,38
104Bad Axe2 92372,39
105Pinconning1 23832,42
106Quincy1 61642,48
107Carson City1 11732,69
108Jonesville2 20462,72
109Capac1 82252,74
110Sandusky2 50872,79
111Constantine2 10562,85
112Newaygo2 06862,90
113Hesperia94133,19
114Munising2 17773,22
115Augusta90233,33
116Perry2 07573,37
117Marlette1 75663,42
118Caspian-Gaastra1 16543,43
119Clio2 48393,62
120Watervliet1 65263,63
121Grayling1 83373,82
122Almont2 814113,91
123Vassar2 534103,95
124Charlevoix2 498104,00
125Hudson2 20794,08
126Morenci2 14694,19
127Covert Township2 853124,21
128Mackinac Island46824,27
129Mayville88244,54
130Decatur1 73184,62
131Bronson2 308114,77
132Yale1 87594,80
133Shelby2 032104,92
134Ubly78545,10
135Iron River2 816155,33
136Manistique2 915165,49
137Harbor Beach1 58495,68
138Croswell2 262146,19
139Gladwin2 880186,25
140Evart1 865136,97
141White Cloud1 395107,17
142Reed City2 377187,57
143Mattawan1 970157,61
144Hart2 089178,14
145Mount Morris2 834258,82
146Bangor1 8232010,97

3,000 – 10,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Essexville3 29600,00
2Otsego4 00700,00
3Huntington Woods6 32100,00
4Thetford Township6 68900,00
5Spring Arbor Township8 00910,12
6Lapeer Township5 03210,20
7Wolverine Lake4 82510,21
8Richland Township, Saginaw County3 92510,25
9Oxford3 57410,28
10Barry Township3 51010,28
11Keego Harbor3 46210,29
12Adrian Township6 23920,32
13Petoskey5 74720,35
14Denton Township5 37920,37
15Houghton8 02930,37
16Dryden Township4 73420,42
17Argentine Township6 50630,46
18Gaines Township6 08030,49
19North Muskegon3 79720,53
20Prairieville Township3 52520,57
21Tittabawassee Township9 86360,61
22Franklin3 26820,61
23Grand Ledge7 86250,64
24Saline9 43160,64
25Plymouth9 17560,65
26Somerset Township4 54130,66
27Richfield Township, Genesee County8 35860,72
28Chelsea5 54340,72
29Lathrup Village4 12430,73
30Napoleon Township6 75750,74
31Flushing7 86060,76
32Linden3 90830,77
33Raisin Township7 76060,77
34Roosevelt Park3 79330,79
35Montrose Township7 44760,81
36Holly6 18550,81
37Romeo3 60830,83
38DeWitt4 79040,84
39Ishpeming Township3 52830,85
40Cambridge Township5 65750,88
41Gibraltar4 46740,90
42Addison Township6 65360,90
43Frankenmuth5 45850,92
44Marysville9 65690,93
45Metamora Township4 28740,93
46Rockwood3 16530,95
47Iron Mountain7 32070,96
48Grosse Pointe Farms9 10890,99
49Belding5 74761,04
50Gladstone4 69951,06
51Kinross Township7 28881,10
52Richfield Township, Roscommon County3 63041,10
53Hancock4 53351,10
54Vicksburg3 49041,15
55Grosse Pointe5 14161,17
56Brighton7 68491,17
57St. Joseph Township9 738121,23
58Bloomfield Hills4 02751,24
59Clayton Township7 11091,27
60Madison Township8 287111,33
61Northville5 97181,34
62Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township8 940121,34
63Walled Lake7 184101,39
64Grand Blanc7 865111,40
65Rockford6 37791,41
66Marshall6 997101,43
67Baroda-Lake Township3 85961,55
68Durand3 82561,57
69Sumpter Township9 407151,59
70Chikaming Township3 10851,61
71Columbia Township7 359121,63
72Ironwood4 88381,64
73Lowell4 19871,67
74Imlay City3 57561,68
75Hampton Township9 428161,70
76Williamston3 97271,76
77Carrollton Township5 626101,78
78Tawas4 47181,79
79Tecumseh8 382151,79
80Northfield Township8 788161,82
81Sparta4 39181,82
82Chocolay Township5 931111,85
83Ishpeming6 426121,87
84Lake Orion3 17761,89
85Forsyth Township6 197121,94
86Zeeland5 572111,97
87Negaunee4 54491,98
88Allegan5 038101,98
89Kingsford4 950102,02
90St. Joseph8 355172,03
91Davison4 874102,05
92Utica5 195112,12
93Milan6 106132,13
94Blissfield3 25072,15
95Coloma Township6 362142,20
96Marine City4 06192,22
97Mason8 483192,24
98Alma8 866202,26
99St. Johns7 938182,27
100St. Clair5 286122,27
101Unadilla Township3 42582,34
102Hastings7 313182,46
103Clay Township8 844232,60
104Fremont4 103112,68
105Portland3 932112,80
106St. Louis7 104202,82
107Oscoda Township6 746192,82
108Hillsdale8 020232,87
109Plainwell3 804112,89
110Ontwa Township-Edwardsburg6 553192,90
111Corunna3 337103,00
112Caro3 969123,02
113Charlotte9 088283,08
114Belleville3 873123,10
115Clare3 061103,27
116Wayland4 272143,28
117Howell9 637323,32
118Center Line8 232283,40
119Greenville8 447293,43
120Boyne City3 752133,46
121Manistee6 103233,77
122Gaylord3 709143,77
123Cheboygan4 695183,83
124Ludington8 144323,93
125Lapeer8 597354,07
126Menominee8 052334,10
127Richmond5 904264,40
128Buchanan4 274214,91
129Bridgeport Township9 778495,01
130Paw Paw3 370175,04
131South Haven4 326245,55
132Alpena9 901585,86
133Eaton Rapids5 216315,94
134Dowagiac5 719457,87
135Lansing Township8 294708,44
136Albion8 462809,45
137Three Rivers7 643759,81
138River Rouge7 4048010,80
139Buena Vista Township8 0959211,37
140Ecorse9 60111712,19
141Benton Harbor9 80119019,39

10,000 – 30,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Grosse Ile Township10 13510,10
2Oakland Township19 64920,10
3Beverly Hills10 42920,19
4Hamburg Township21 75550,23
5East Grand Rapids12 04040,33
6Springfield Township14 55450,34
7Highland Township20 30280,39
8Rochester13 42960,45
9Birmingham21 479100,47
10South Lyon11 89660,50
11Farmington10 58760,57
12Berkley15 48290,58
13Clawson11 94870,59
14Lyon Township21 540130,60
15New Baltimore12 44480,64
16Plymouth Township27 020180,67
17Northville Township29 170200,69
18Milford16 984120,71
19Oxford Township19 467140,72
20Brandon Township16 121120,74
21Green Oak Township19 075150,79
22Lincoln Township14 615140,96
23Woodhaven12 438131,05
24Bath Township13 131141,07
25Flushing Township10 174111,08
26Trenton18 147201,10
27Fruitport Township14 346161,12
28Marquette20 599261,26
29Grosse Pointe Park11 041141,27
30Davison Township19 207261,35
31DeWitt Township15 613231,47
32Norton Shores24 702371,50
33Huron Township16 089261,62
34Grosse Pointe Woods15 350251,63
35Riverview12 027201,66
36Flat Rock10 024171,70
37Wixom14 074241,71
38Thomas Township11 438201,75
39Allen Park26 945481,78
40Walker25 051451,80
41Fenton11 281211,86
42Mount Pleasant25 315481,90
43Fraser14 578332,26
44Wyandotte24 829592,38
45Hazel Park16 478402,43
46Oak Park29 654722,43
47Grandville16 021392,43
48Sault Ste. Marie13 478332,45
49Metro Police Authority of Genesee County19 931492,46
50Ferndale20 097502,49
51Big Rapids10 389262,50
52Muskegon Township17 937452,51
53Grand Haven11 155282,51
54Southgate28 979742,55
55Van Buren Township28 294802,83
56Genesee Township20 410633,09
57Auburn Hills24 393823,36
58Garden City26 420963,63
59Emmett Township11 668433,69
60Coldwater12 098473,88
61Kalamazoo Township24 613963,90
62Ionia10 907444,03
63Sturgis10 779444,08
64Traverse City15 772664,18
65Melvindale10 264474,58
66Burton28 4961364,77
67Escanaba12 129604,95
68Cadillac10 466524,97
69Mount Morris Township20 2741306,41
70Owosso14 399976,74
71Adrian20 3341406,89
72Wayne16 8161207,14
73Port Huron28 7832187,57
74Niles11 106867,74
75Harper Woods13 7461108,00
76Hamtramck21 6331748,04
77Romulus23 5072319,83
78Inkster24 2682429,97
79Ypsilanti21 17821610,20
80Benton Township14 37228719,97
81Highland Park10 70322120,65
82Muskegon Heights10 71723221,65

30,000 – 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Bloomfield Township42 326110,26
2Rochester Hills75 167390,52
3West Bloomfield Township66 067400,61
4Orion Township36 878240,65
5Commerce Township39 690260,66
6Novi61 699480,78
7Troy84 688670,79
8White Lake Township31 556250,79
9Independence Township37 101340,92
10Royal Oak59 742611,02
11Farmington Hills81 262871,07
12Shelby Township80 806991,23
13Canton Township93 4061201,28
14Midland41 791561,34
15Grand Blanc Township36 523611,67
16Pittsfield Township39 417691,75
17Madison Heights30 081531,76
18Livonia93 6441671,78
19St. Clair Shores59 3651071,80
20East Lansing47 913881,84
21Waterford Township73 1051351,85
22Chesterfield Township46 774871,86
23Saginaw Township39 022822,10
24Blackman Township37 002852,30
25Brownstown Township32 083752,34
26Meridian Township43 7901082,47
27Southfield73 3352002,73
28Portage49 5831362,74
29Kentwood52 2741623,10
30Dearborn93 9023053,25
31Westland81 4443073,77
32Roseville47 3811803,80
33Holland33 3561273,81
34Dearborn Heights55 3682274,10
35Wyoming76 2953684,82
36Redford Township46 7422445,22
37Lincoln Park36 3362246,16
38Taylor60 9233786,20
39Eastpointe32 3402236,90
40Flint Township30 3192417,95
41Bay City32 7932718,26
42Muskegon37 1783088,28
43Battle Creek60 6075689,37
44Jackson32 50336011,08
45Kalamazoo76 82794912,35
46Pontiac59 79176912,86
47Flint95 2121 28413,49
48Saginaw47 95470714,74

Over 100,000 Residents

Rank:City:Population:Total Number of Crimes:Crime Score:
1Sterling Heights133 3771671,25
2Ann Arbor122 8933092,51
3Clinton Township101 3082982,94
4Warren134 6536484,81
5Grand Rapids201 7991 2866,37
6Lansing118 9531 31311,04
7Detroit663 50213 04019,65

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