Inkster, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Inkster, MI Summary

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

  • There were 728 total crimes committed in Inkster in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,941.3 total crimes per 100K people in Inkster.
  • The overall crime rate in Inkster is 38.79% above the national average.
  • Inkster ranks #345 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Inkster ranks #8,530 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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Inkster Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Inkster is 2,941.3 per 100,000 people. That's 38.79% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 62.22% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Inkster
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 728 2,941.3 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 3 12.1 5.2 5.0
Robbery 29 117.2 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 206 832.3 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 266 1,074.7 434.3 359.0
Burglary 107 432.3 184.2 229.0
Larceny 233 941.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 122 492.9 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 462 1,866.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Inkster 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 Inkster

266
Violent Crimes
1,074.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
199.36%
Above The National Average
  • There were 266 violent crimes in Inkster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Inkster is 1,074.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 93.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Inkster each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 199.36% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 147.44% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Inkster

462
Property Crimes
1,866.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 462 property crimes in Inkster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Inkster is 1,866.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Inkster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.06% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.37% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Inkster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dearborn, MI 104,571 2,397 2,292.2 1,999.6 292.6
Livonia, MI 91,189 1,359 1,490.3 1,262.2 228.1
Westland, MI 81,727 1,475 1,804.8 1,355.7 449.1
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
Allen Park, MI 27,193 541 1,989.5 1,750.5 239.0
Romulus, MI 24,567 723 2,943.0 2,063.7 879.2
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3

Inkster SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
6
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