Birmingham, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Birmingham, MI Summary

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

  • There were 149 total crimes committed in Birmingham in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 698.7 total crimes per 100K people in Birmingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Birmingham is -67.03% below the national average.
  • Birmingham ranks #131 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Birmingham ranks #3,150 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

Birmingham Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Birmingham is 698.7 per 100,000 people. That's -67.03% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -61.47% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Birmingham
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 149 698.7 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 2 9.4 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 10 46.9 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 12 56.3 434.3 359.0
Burglary 10 46.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 118 553.3 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 42.2 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 137 642.4 1,378.9 1,760.0

Birmingham 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 Birmingham

12
Violent Crimes
56.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-84.33%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Birmingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Birmingham is 56.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,777.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Birmingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -84.33% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -87.04% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Birmingham

137
Property Crimes
642.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-63.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 137 property crimes in Birmingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Birmingham is 642.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 155.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Birmingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -63.50% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -53.41% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Birmingham

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
Novi, MI 66,366 501 754.9 655.5 99.4
Royal Oak, MI 57,257 530 925.7 801.6 124.0
Berkley, MI 14,859 56 376.9 343.2 33.6
Clawson, MI 11,114 84 755.8 557.9 197.9
Beverly Hills, MI 10,332 56 542.0 493.6 48.4
Plymouth, MI 9,095 93 1,022.5 967.6 55.0
Huntington Woods, MI 6,225 21 337.3 305.2 32.1
Northville, MI 5,932 37 623.7 606.9 16.9

Birmingham SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
9/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
9
Amenities
9
Education
10
Commute
8
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