Birmingham, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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

  • There were 201 total crimes committed in Birmingham the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 925.4 total crimes per 100K people in Birmingham.
  • The overall crime rate in Birmingham is -60.19% below the national average.
  • Birmingham ranks #184 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Birmingham ranks #3,480 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.

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 925.4 per 100,000 people. That's -60.19% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.68% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Birmingham
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 201 925.4 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 23.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 7 32.2 478.0 369.8
Burglary 18 82.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 136 626.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 40 184.2 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 194 893.1 1,360.9 1,954.4

Birmingham 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 Birmingham

7
Violent Crimes
32.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-91.29%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Birmingham in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Birmingham is 32.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 3,103.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Birmingham each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -91.29% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -93.26% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Birmingham

194
Property Crimes
893.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 194 property crimes in Birmingham in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Birmingham is 893.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 112.0 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 -54.30% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -34.37% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 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 86,548 1,406 1,624.5 1,506.7 117.9
Rochester Hills, MI 75,921 564 742.9 671.8 71.1
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Berkley, MI 15,006 84 559.8 533.1 26.7
Clawson, MI 11,204 68 606.9 410.6 196.4
Beverly Hills, MI 10,467 94 898.1 812.1 86.0
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Huntington Woods, MI 6,286 36 572.7 556.8 15.9
Northville, MI 6,041 39 645.6 562.8 82.8

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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