Ann Arbor, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ann Arbor, MI Summary

Crime in Ann Arbor research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Ann Arbor over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Ann Arbor:

  • There were 2,440 total crimes committed in Ann Arbor the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,024.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ann Arbor.
  • The overall crime rate in Ann Arbor is -12.91% below the national average.
  • Ann Arbor ranks #332 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Ann Arbor ranks #6,586 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Ann Arbor Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ann Arbor is 2,024.1 per 100,000 people. That's -12.91% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 10.07% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ann Arbor
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,440 2,024.1 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 1 0.8 7.6 6.3
Robbery 39 32.4 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 282 233.9 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 371 307.8 478.0 369.8
Burglary 259 214.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 1,662 1,378.7 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 148 122.8 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 2,069 1,716.3 1,360.9 1,954.4

Ann Arbor Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Ann Arbor

371
Violent Crimes
307.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-16.78%
Below The National Average
  • There were 371 violent crimes in Ann Arbor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ann Arbor is 307.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 324.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ann Arbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -16.78% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -35.62% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ann Arbor

2,069
Property Crimes
1,716.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-12.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2,069 property crimes in Ann Arbor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ann Arbor is 1,716.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 58.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ann Arbor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -12.18% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.12% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ann Arbor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Westland, MI 83,763 1,459 1,741.8 1,288.2 453.7
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Ypsilanti, MI 19,872 770 3,874.8 2,818.0 1,056.8
Wixom, MI 17,186 226 1,315.0 1,198.7 116.4
South Lyon, MI 11,866 63 530.9 455.1 75.8
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Saline, MI 8,930 80 895.9 739.1 156.8
Northville, MI 6,041 39 645.6 562.8 82.8
Milan, MI 5,994 75 1,251.3 1,001.0 250.3
Chelsea, MI 5,322 44 826.8 676.4 150.3

Ann Arbor SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9
Affordability
5
Diversity
8.5
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
9.5
Commute
8.5
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