Dearborn, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Dearborn, MI Summary

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

  • There were 2,397 total crimes committed in Dearborn in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,292.2 total crimes per 100K people in Dearborn.
  • The overall crime rate in Dearborn is 8.16% above the national average.
  • Dearborn ranks #313 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Dearborn ranks #7,728 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.

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Dearborn Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Dearborn is 2,292.2 per 100,000 people. That's 8.16% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 26.42% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Dearborn
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,397 2,292.2 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 1 1.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 38 36.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 240 229.5 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 306 292.6 434.3 359.0
Burglary 118 112.8 184.2 229.0
Larceny 1,488 1,423.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 485 463.8 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,091 1,999.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Dearborn 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 Dearborn

306
Violent Crimes
292.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-18.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 306 violent crimes in Dearborn in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Dearborn is 292.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 341.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Dearborn each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -18.49% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -32.63% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Dearborn

2,091
Property Crimes
1,999.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
13.61%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,091 property crimes in Dearborn in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Dearborn is 1,999.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 50.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Dearborn each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 13.61% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 45.02% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Dearborn

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Detroit, MI 651,171 39,634 6,086.6 4,305.3 1,781.3
Troy, MI 87,422 1,217 1,392.1 1,276.6 115.5
Novi, MI 66,366 501 754.9 655.5 99.4
Taylor, MI 60,602 1,730 2,854.7 2,016.4 838.3
Dearborn Heights, MI 60,148 1,021 1,697.5 1,238.6 458.9
Royal Oak, MI 57,257 530 925.7 801.6 124.0
Lincoln Park, MI 38,169 934 2,447.0 1,768.5 678.6
Allen Park, MI 27,193 541 1,989.5 1,750.5 239.0
Inkster, MI 24,751 728 2,941.3 1,866.6 1,074.7
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3

Dearborn SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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