Southfield, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Southfield, MI Summary

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

  • There were 2,367 total crimes committed in Southfield the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,137.9 total crimes per 100K people in Southfield.
  • The overall crime rate in Southfield is 35.01% above the national average.
  • Southfield ranks #393 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Southfield ranks #8,280 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.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Southfield Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Southfield is 3,137.9 per 100,000 people. That's 35.01% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 70.64% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Southfield
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 2,367 3,137.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 2.7 7.6 6.3
Robbery 65 86.2 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 272 360.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 379 502.4 478.0 369.8
Burglary 240 318.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 1,247 1,653.1 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 501 664.2 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,988 2,635.5 1,360.9 1,954.4

Southfield 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 Southfield

379
Violent Crimes
502.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
35.87%
Above The National Average
  • There were 379 violent crimes in Southfield in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Southfield is 502.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 199.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Southfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 35.87% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 5.11% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Southfield

1,988
Property Crimes
2,635.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
34.85%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,988 property crimes in Southfield in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Southfield is 2,635.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Southfield each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 34.85% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 93.66% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Southfield

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Cambridge, MA 117,044 3,097 2,646.0 2,240.2 405.8
Brockton, MA 110,084 2,616 2,376.4 1,729.6 646.8
Quincy, MA 101,434 1,509 1,487.7 1,090.4 397.3
Newton, MA 86,710 624 719.6 655.1 64.6
Somerville, MA 79,178 1,295 1,635.6 1,383.0 252.6
Brookline, MA 62,825 629 1,001.2 896.1 105.1
Randolph, MA 32,477 478 1,471.8 1,213.2 258.6
Needham, MA 32,228 193 598.9 518.2 80.7
Milton, MA 28,454 147 516.6 492.0 24.6
Hingham, MA 25,437 162 636.9 463.9 173.0

Southfield SnackAbility

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