Crime in Detroit
As of 2018, Detroit had the fourth highest murder rate among major cities in the United States after St. Louis and Baltimore and the 42nd highest murder rate in the world. The rate of robberies in Detroit declined by 67% between 1985 and 2014 while the rate of aggravated assaults increased. As a whole, the city's crime rate has decreased considerably from its 1980s peak.
| Detroit | |
|---|---|
| Crime rates* (2019) | |
| Violent crimes | |
| Homicide | 41.4 |
| Rape | 143.4 |
| Robbery | 353.3 |
| Aggravated assault | 1,425.8 |
| Total violent crime | 1,965.3 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 1,027.1 |
| Larceny-theft | 2,235.5 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,037.0 |
| Total property crime | 4,299.7 |
Notes *Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population. Source: FBI 2019 UCR data | |
In 2017, there were 267 murders in Detroit - down from 303 in 2016. The violent crime rate of 2,057 per 100,000 was the second highest in the nation after St. Louis. It was roughly ten times the average rate of the suburban counties of metro Detroit which had violent crime rates below the national average of 394 per 100,000. In recent years some neighborhoods in the downtown area of Detroit have seen a significant decline in crime, while the crime rate remains very high in most of the city and has a significant impact on daily life.