The 10 Safest Cities In Michigan For 2026

Addison, founded in 1834 and located on Bean Creek in Lenawee County, combines historic growth from the railroad era with a community-focused identity to rank as the safest village in the state.

With a population exceeding 6000, the village boasts very low crime rates, including a 0/100k people for violent crime and an equally impressive 32/100k people for property crimes. Its negligible 0 violent crime and 2 property crime incidents, coupled with no occurrences of murder, further cement Addison's status as secure for its citizens.

In Chippewa County, Kinross stands as Michigan's second safest city, boasting only 1 violent crimes and a mere 4 property offenses. The township's legacy of safety is upheld by its historic institutions like the township hall and school, contributing to a low violent crimeper capita rate. The community's overall 77/100k people crimes per capita is significantly below national averages, securing its #2 and #2 rankings in violent and property crime rates statewide.

Located in Oakland County, known for its prosperous development and affluent communities, Oakland ranks as the third safest city in Michigan for 2026. With a 29/100k people rate for violent crime, it sits at ninth safest statewide, and its property crime rate of 172/100k people earns it the fifth safest spot. The city's impressive safety record persists despite its sizeable population of 20,306 and dates back to its establishment in 1819. Remarkably, Oakland reported 0 murder cases this year.

Grosse Ile stands out for its safety, securing the fourth spot on the state's safest places list. This Wayne County civil township, with a history dating back to French explorers in 1679, boasts basically no cases of murder, rape, or robbery.

With only 2 viilent and 25 property crimes amidst a population of 10,296, Grosse Ile has some of the lowest rates of crime in the state.

Slap a fluorescent orange safety jacket on this little village in southeastern Oakland County and call them safe.

The residents of our seventh safest city in Michigan, Huntington Woods, say their little village packs a big punch--not literally, though, because it's super safe. Huntington Woods is a family friendly, safe D-town burb with convenient restaurants and stores. It's a great place to raise a family. And word on the street is that they have a home for everyone.

If you don't like people peeping through your windows, you don't have to worry because there's plenty of privacy in Huntington Woods. And if you love nature, it can be found as close as your backyard. There is a reason it's called Huntington Woods.

Whether you go for the soft cider at Goodison Cider Mill or the harder stuff at Fieldstone, your chances of getting involved in a shady situation are equally likely in Rochester. Rochester had the 22nd safest rate of property crime in Michigan, with about six times fewer robberies going down than your average American city. And there were only eight violent crimes committed there in the last year of available data -- not too shabby for a city of over 13,000.

Rochester is part of the northern Detroit Metropolitan Area.

Berkley scored a perfect 10/10 on our snackability chart to become our tenth safest city in Michigan. This is the quintessential little village located on "the mitten's" thumb. Not surprising, they received a 9/10 safety score and a 9/10 education score. Safe and smart! Nice work Berkley!

In Berkley they also love to celebrate their long summer nights with safe, family friendly, festivals like their Art Bash, Summerfest, and the annual car show to name a few. nothing says safe like a community that creates opportunities to get to know anything and everything about each other. Just make sure you recycle properly because someone is always watching and you wouldn't want to become the talk of Oakland County.