Richmond, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Richmond, MI Summary

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

  • There were 40 total crimes committed in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 687.3 total crimes per 100K people in Richmond.
  • The overall crime rate in Richmond is -67.57% below the national average.
  • Richmond ranks #128 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Richmond ranks #3,094 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

Richmond Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Richmond is 687.3 per 100,000 people. That's -67.57% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -62.10% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Richmond
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 40 687.3 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 68.7 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 5 85.9 434.3 359.0
Burglary 5 85.9 184.2 229.0
Larceny 26 446.7 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 4 68.7 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 35 601.4 1,378.9 1,760.0

Richmond 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 Richmond

5
Violent Crimes
85.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.07%
Below The National Average
  • There were 5 violent crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Richmond is 85.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,164.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.07% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -80.22% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Richmond

35
Property Crimes
601.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.83%
Below The National Average
  • There were 35 property crimes in Richmond in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Richmond is 601.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 166.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Richmond each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.83% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -56.39% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Richmond

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
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3
Berkley, MI 14,859 56 376.9 343.2 33.6
New Baltimore, MI 11,961 53 443.1 401.3 41.8
Clawson, MI 11,114 84 755.8 557.9 197.9
Marysville, MI 9,893 66 667.1 515.5 151.6
Plymouth, MI 9,095 93 1,022.5 967.6 55.0

Richmond SnackAbility

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