Royal Oak, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Royal Oak, MI Summary

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

  • There were 530 total crimes committed in Royal Oak in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 925.7 total crimes per 100K people in Royal Oak.
  • The overall crime rate in Royal Oak is -56.32% below the national average.
  • Royal Oak ranks #173 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Royal Oak ranks #4,107 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

Royal Oak Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Royal Oak is 925.7 per 100,000 people. That's -56.32% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -48.95% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Royal Oak
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 530 925.7 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 7 12.2 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 60 104.8 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 71 124.0 434.3 359.0
Burglary 37 64.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 353 616.5 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 69 120.5 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 459 801.6 1,378.9 1,760.0

Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak

71
Violent Crimes
124.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 violent crimes in Royal Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Royal Oak is 124.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 806.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Royal Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.46% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -71.45% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Royal Oak

459
Property Crimes
801.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.45%
Below The National Average
  • There were 459 property crimes in Royal Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Royal Oak is 801.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Royal Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.45% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.86% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Royal Oak

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
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
Ferndale, MI 19,041 330 1,733.1 1,528.3 204.8
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

Royal Oak SnackAbility

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