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Midtown crime and safety

Detroit PD published 117 crime reports in Midtown over the last 30 days, 36 of them for violent crime. 19 came in the last 7 days, down 37% on the week before. With 41 violent reports per square mile, it ranks 165 of 170 Detroit neighborhoods from the safest: safer than 3% of them.

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Reports, 30 days
117
Last 7 days
19
−37% vs. prior week
Violent, 30 days
36
Safety rank
165 / 170
1 = fewest violent reports per sq mi

What is reported in Midtown#

Crime reports by type over the last 30 days.

  1. Theft51 · 44%
  2. Violent36 · 31%
  3. Vandalism & Arson17 · 15%
  4. Vehicle7 · 6%
  5. Other5 · 4%
  6. Weapons1 · 1%

Most common offenses#

  1. Assault And Battery/Simple Assault27
  2. Larceny - Personal Property From Motor Vehicle20
  3. Damage To Property17
  4. Larceny - Other11
  5. Aggravated / Felonious Assault7

Most reported blocks in Midtown#

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. Adelaide St & Woodward Ave8
  2. Grand River Ave & S M 108
  3. W Alexandrine St & Woodward Ave7
  4. Cass Ave & Selden St6
  5. W Hancock St & Woodward Ave5

How Midtown compares#

41 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 Midtown safe?

Midtown has more violent crime reports than most of Detroit: 41 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 Midtown?

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Where do these numbers come from?

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

Neighborhoods near Midtown#

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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