Berkley, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Berkley, MI Summary

Crime in Berkley research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Berkley 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 Berkley:

  • There were 84 total crimes committed in Berkley the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 559.8 total crimes per 100K people in Berkley.
  • The overall crime rate in Berkley is -75.92% below the national average.
  • Berkley ranks #107 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Berkley ranks #2,051 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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Berkley Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berkley is 559.8 per 100,000 people. That's -75.92% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -69.56% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berkley
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 84 559.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 1 6.7 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 20.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 4 26.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 10 66.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 56 373.2 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 14 93.3 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 80 533.1 1,360.9 1,954.4

Berkley 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 Berkley

4
Violent Crimes
26.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-92.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 4 violent crimes in Berkley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berkley is 26.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,751.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berkley each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -92.79% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -94.42% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berkley

80
Property Crimes
533.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-72.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 80 property crimes in Berkley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berkley is 533.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 187.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Berkley each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -72.72% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.83% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Berkley

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Troy, MI 86,548 1,406 1,624.5 1,506.7 117.9
Rochester Hills, MI 75,921 564 742.9 671.8 71.1
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Oak Park, MI 29,115 746 2,562.3 2,201.6 360.6
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2
Ferndale, MI 19,007 438 2,304.4 2,036.1 268.3
Clawson, MI 11,204 68 606.9 410.6 196.4
Beverly Hills, MI 10,467 94 898.1 812.1 86.0

Berkley SnackAbility

10
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
8
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