Romulus, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Romulus, MI Summary

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

  • There were 865 total crimes committed in Romulus the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,450.2 total crimes per 100K people in Romulus.
  • The overall crime rate in Romulus is 48.45% above the national average.
  • Romulus ranks #401 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Romulus ranks #8,582 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.

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Romulus Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Romulus is 3,450.2 per 100,000 people. That's 48.45% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 87.62% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Romulus
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 865 3,450.2 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 8.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 22 87.8 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 201 801.7 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 242 965.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 79 315.1 233.1 269.8
Larceny 412 1,643.3 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 132 526.5 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 623 2,484.9 1,360.9 1,954.4

Romulus 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 Romulus

242
Violent Crimes
965.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
161.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 242 violent crimes in Romulus in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Romulus is 965.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 103.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Romulus each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 161.02% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 101.93% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Romulus

623
Property Crimes
2,484.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
27.15%
Above The National Average
  • There were 623 property crimes in Romulus in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Romulus is 2,484.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Romulus each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 27.15% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 82.60% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Romulus

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ann Arbor, MI 120,549 2,440 2,024.1 1,716.3 307.8
Livonia, MI 93,517 1,843 1,970.8 1,725.9 244.9
Westland, MI 83,763 1,459 1,741.8 1,288.2 453.7
Farmington Hills, MI 82,806 1,081 1,305.5 1,161.8 143.7
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Taylor, MI 61,901 1,515 2,447.5 1,823.9 623.6
Dearborn Heights, MI 61,789 1,240 2,006.8 1,516.5 490.4
Southgate, MI 29,769 693 2,327.9 1,914.7 413.2
Allen Park, MI 27,917 514 1,841.2 1,579.7 261.5
Inkster, MI 25,447 757 2,974.8 1,878.4 1,096.4

Romulus SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
8
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