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The Detroit crime rate is much higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is much higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #383

Detroit, MI	5,711.25
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Detroit, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Detroit, MI	Count	298	557	3,570	9,191	9,177	13,723	10,083	490
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	43.5	81.4	521.4	1,342.4	1,340.3	2,004.3	1,472.6	71.6	5,095
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Detroit, MI	Count	316	618	4,774	8,796	11,754	17,188	11,893	611
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	45.2	88.3	682.1	1,256.8	1,679.4	2,455.8	1,699.3	87.3	5,706
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Detroit, MI	Count	386	441	4,843	9,341	13,488	15,968	11,500	562
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	54.6	62.4	684.9	1,321.0	1,907.5	2,258.3	1,626.4	79.5	5,815
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Detroit, MI	Count	344	427	4,962	9,512	15,994	16,456	11,368	957
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	48.2	59.9	695.7	1,333.6	2,242.4	2,307.2	1,593.9	134.2	5,902
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.2	44.0	105.2	289.9	724.9	1,629.0	258.2	NA	1,660
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Detroit, MI	Count	310	405	5,538	10,723	17,090	18,095	12,602	1,082
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	34.5	45.0	615.7	1,192.2	1,900.1	2,011.8	1,401.1	120.3	5,017
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	47.3	116.3	321.0	747.4	1,689.5	276.8	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Detroit, MI	Count	365	335	5,913	11,255	18,993	18,574	13,011	624
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	40.2	36.9	650.9	1,238.9	2,090.7	2,044.6	1,432.2	68.7	5,278
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Detroit, MI	Count	306	330	6,115	10,677	17,818	18,836	16,441	691
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	33.8	36.4	675.1	1,178.8	1,967.1	2,079.5	1,815.1	76.3	5,295
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Detroit, MI	Count	394	341	6,575	12,398	17,767	20,918	19,617	758
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	45.8	39.6	763.7	1,440.0	2,063.6	2,429.6	2,278.5	88.0	6,253
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Detroit, MI	Count	418	593	7,240	13,143	18,134	21,287	22,917	859
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	47.3	67.0	818.6	1,486.0	2,050.3	2,406.8	2,591.1	97.1	6,685
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Detroit, MI	Count	354	589	6,820	13,477	15,304	17,383	21,285	936
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	39.3	65.4	757.0	1,495.9	1,698.7	1,929.4	2,362.6	103.9	6,066
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Detroit, MI	25.33
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Detroit, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Detroit, MI	Count	16	11	0	4	1	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	2.3	1.6	0.0	0.6	0.1	0.0	23
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Detroit, MI	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Detroit, MI	Count	22	12	4	5	1	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.7	0.1	0.0	31
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Detroit, MI	Count	7	1	1	5	0	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	9
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Detroit, MI	Count	4	1	0	3	0	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	4
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Detroit, MI	Count	23	9	1	11	1	1
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	2.5	1.0	0.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	25
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Detroit, MI	Count	34	21	2	7	4	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	3.8	2.3	0.2	0.8	0.4	0.0	37
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Detroit, MI	Count	48	28	9	6	5	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	5.6	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.6	0.0	55
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Detroit, MI	Count	37	22	7	6	2	0
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	4.2	2.5	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.0	41
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Detroit, MI	3.53
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Detroit, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Detroit, MI	Count	2,675	2,318	357
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	390.7	338.5	52.1	3.65
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Detroit, MI	Count	2,632	2,356	276
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	376.1	336.6	39.4	3.56
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Detroit, MI	Count	2,883	2,570	313
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	407.7	363.5	44.3	3.86
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Detroit, MI	Count	3,087	2,760	327
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	432.8	387.0	45.8	4.10
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Detroit, MI	Count	3,210	2,890	320
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	356.9	321.3	35.6	3.39
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Detroit, MI	Count	3,273	2,930	343
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	360.3	322.5	37.8	3.41
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Detroit, MI	Count	3,401	3,032	369
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	375.5	334.7	40.7	3.55
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Detroit, MI	Count	3,403	3,037	366
	Detroit, MI	Per 100,000	395.3	352.7	42.5	3.74
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Detroit, MI	Count	3,509	3,164	345
2005	Detroit, MI	Count	3,695	3,327	368