Trenton, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Trenton, MI Summary

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

  • There were 102 total crimes committed in Trenton in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 576.3 total crimes per 100K people in Trenton.
  • The overall crime rate in Trenton is -72.80% below the national average.
  • Trenton ranks #102 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Trenton ranks #2,573 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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Trenton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Trenton is 576.3 per 100,000 people. That's -72.80% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -68.21% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Trenton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 102 576.3 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.7 5.2 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 3 17.0 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 6 33.9 434.3 359.0
Burglary 1 5.7 184.2 229.0
Larceny 76 429.4 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 19 107.4 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 96 542.4 1,378.9 1,760.0

Trenton 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 Trenton

6
Violent Crimes
33.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.56%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Trenton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Trenton is 33.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,949.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Trenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.56% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -92.19% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Trenton

96
Property Crimes
542.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-69.18%
Below The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Trenton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Trenton is 542.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 184.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Trenton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -69.18% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.66% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Trenton

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
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
Lincoln Park, MI 38,169 934 2,447.0 1,768.5 678.6
Southgate, MI 28,702 707 2,463.2 2,017.3 446.0
Allen Park, MI 27,193 541 1,989.5 1,750.5 239.0
Wyandotte, MI 23,778 253 1,064.0 824.3 239.7
Woodhaven, MI 12,447 206 1,655.0 1,542.5 112.5

Trenton SnackAbility

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