Ferndale, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ferndale, MI Summary

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

  • There were 330 total crimes committed in Ferndale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,733.1 total crimes per 100K people in Ferndale.
  • The overall crime rate in Ferndale is -18.22% below the national average.
  • Ferndale ranks #283 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Ferndale ranks #6,649 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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Ferndale Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ferndale is 1,733.1 per 100,000 people. That's -18.22% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -4.42% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ferndale
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 330 1,733.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 5 26.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 29 152.3 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 39 204.8 434.3 359.0
Burglary 32 168.1 184.2 229.0
Larceny 192 1,008.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 67 351.9 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 291 1,528.3 1,378.9 1,760.0

Ferndale 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 Ferndale

39
Violent Crimes
204.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-42.95%
Below The National Average
  • There were 39 violent crimes in Ferndale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ferndale is 204.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 488.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ferndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -42.95% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -52.84% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ferndale

291
Property Crimes
1,528.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-13.17%
Below The National Average
  • There were 291 property crimes in Ferndale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ferndale is 1,528.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ferndale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -13.17% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.84% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ferndale

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
Oak Park, MI 28,858 718 2,488.0 2,089.5 398.5
Madison Heights, MI 28,188 489 1,734.8 1,458.1 276.7
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3
Berkley, MI 14,859 56 376.9 343.2 33.6
Hazel Park, MI 14,763 276 1,869.5 1,666.3 203.2
Clawson, MI 11,114 84 755.8 557.9 197.9

Ferndale SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
7
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
9
Commute
7
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