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Downtown, Detroit · Detroit PD

Downtown crime and safety

Detroit PD published 255 crime reports in Downtown over the last 30 days, 70 of them for violent crime. 57 came in the last 7 days, down 10% on the week before. With 62 violent reports per square mile, it has the most of the 170 Detroit neighborhoods ranked.

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Reports, 30 days
255
Last 7 days
57
−10% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
70
Safety rank
170 / 170
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Downtown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft111 · 44%
  2. Violent70 · 27%
  3. Vandalism & Arson35 · 14%
  4. Vehicle14 · 5%
  5. Other12 · 5%
  6. Drugs & Alcohol6 · 2%
  7. Burglary4 · 2%
  8. Weapons3 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault And Battery/Simple Assault42
  2. Damage To Property35
  3. Larceny - Personal Property From Motor Vehicle34
  4. Larceny - Theft From Building25
  5. Larceny - Other18

Most reported blocks in Downtown#

Blocks with the most reports over 30 days. Shops, transit stops and police stations often top the list because that is where incidents are reported.

  1. Bagley St & 3rd St42
  2. Woodward Ave & E Adams Ave25
  3. State St & Gratiot Ave13
  4. Michigan Ave & Cass Ave9
  5. John R St & Woodward Ave8

How Downtown compares#

62 violent crime reports per square mile over 30 days, against 15 for the median Detroit neighborhood and 17 city-wide. The full list is on the safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Detroit page.

Questions#

Is Downtown safe?

Downtown has more violent crime reports than most of Detroit: 62 per square mile over 30 days, against a city median of 15. Reports concentrate on a few blocks, so check the exact streets you care about.

How can I check a specific street in Downtown?

Search the address on the Warden map to see registered sex offenders around it; the Warden app maps every published police report around the addresses you save.

Where do these numbers come from?

From Detroit PD's public crime reports for the last 30 days, placed in Downtown using City of Detroit neighborhoods. Warden recomputes them every few hours; last at Nov 4, 9:35 AM ET.

Neighborhoods near Downtown#

About this data#

Detroit Police Department via data.detroitmi.gov. Neighborhood boundaries: City of Detroit neighborhoods. Reports are preliminary records, located to the block, and do not include every incident police handle. All agencies: data sources.

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