Berkley, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Berkley:

  • There were 56 total crimes committed in Berkley in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 376.9 total crimes per 100K people in Berkley.
  • The overall crime rate in Berkley is -82.22% below the national average.
  • Berkley ranks #47 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Berkley ranks #1,605 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Berkley Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Berkley is 376.9 per 100,000 people. That's -82.22% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -79.21% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Berkley
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 56 376.9 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 33.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 5 33.6 434.3 359.0
Burglary 5 33.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 42 282.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 26.9 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 51 343.2 1,378.9 1,760.0

Berkley Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Berkley

5
Violent Crimes
33.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.63%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Berkley in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Berkley is 33.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,971.8 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Berkley each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.63% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.25% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Berkley

51
Property Crimes
343.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-80.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 51 property crimes in Berkley in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Berkley is 343.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 291.4 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 -80.50% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -75.11% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 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 87,422 1,217 1,392.1 1,276.6 115.5
Rochester Hills, MI 75,960 474 624.0 531.9 92.2
Southfield, MI 75,454 2,198 2,913.0 2,420.0 493.0
Novi, MI 66,366 501 754.9 655.5 99.4
Royal Oak, MI 57,257 530 925.7 801.6 124.0
Oak Park, MI 28,858 718 2,488.0 2,089.5 398.5
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3
Ferndale, MI 19,041 330 1,733.1 1,528.3 204.8
Clawson, MI 11,114 84 755.8 557.9 197.9
Beverly Hills, MI 10,332 56 542.0 493.6 48.4

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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