Wayne, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wayne, MI Summary

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

  • There were 546 total crimes committed in Wayne the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,159.0 total crimes per 100K people in Wayne.
  • The overall crime rate in Wayne is 35.92% above the national average.
  • Wayne ranks #395 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Wayne ranks #8,312 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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Wayne Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wayne is 3,159.0 per 100,000 people. That's 35.92% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 71.79% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wayne
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 546 3,159.0 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 11.6 7.6 6.3
Robbery 12 69.4 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 156 902.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 181 1,047.2 478.0 369.8
Burglary 72 416.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 217 1,255.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 76 439.7 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 365 2,111.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

Wayne 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 Wayne

181
Violent Crimes
1,047.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
183.18%
Above The National Average
  • There were 181 violent crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wayne is 1,047.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 95.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 183.18% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 119.08% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wayne

365
Property Crimes
2,111.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
8.05%
Above The National Average
  • There were 365 property crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wayne is 2,111.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 47.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 8.05% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 55.18% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wayne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ann Arbor, MI 120,549 2,440 2,024.1 1,716.3 307.8
Livonia, MI 93,517 1,843 1,970.8 1,725.9 244.9
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
Taylor, MI 61,901 1,515 2,447.5 1,823.9 623.6
Dearborn Heights, MI 61,789 1,240 2,006.8 1,516.5 490.4
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Allen Park, MI 27,917 514 1,841.2 1,579.7 261.5
Inkster, MI 25,447 757 2,974.8 1,878.4 1,096.4
Romulus, MI 25,071 865 3,450.2 2,484.9 965.3

Wayne SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
7
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