Wayne, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wayne, MI Summary

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

  • There were 337 total crimes committed in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,995.1 total crimes per 100K people in Wayne.
  • The overall crime rate in Wayne is -5.86% below the national average.
  • Wayne ranks #298 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Wayne ranks #7,212 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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Wayne Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wayne is 1,995.1 per 100,000 people. That's -5.86% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 10.03% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wayne
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 337 1,995.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 1 5.9 5.2 5.0
Robbery 9 53.3 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 93 550.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 117 692.7 434.3 359.0
Burglary 31 183.5 184.2 229.0
Larceny 130 769.6 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 59 349.3 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 220 1,302.5 1,378.9 1,760.0

Wayne 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 Wayne

117
Violent Crimes
692.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
92.95%
Above The National Average
  • There were 117 violent crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wayne is 692.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 144.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 92.95% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 59.48% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wayne

220
Property Crimes
1,302.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-26.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 220 property crimes in Wayne in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wayne is 1,302.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 76.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wayne each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -26.00% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.54% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wayne

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ann Arbor, MI 118,025 2,382 2,018.2 1,715.7 302.5
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
Novi, MI 66,366 501 754.9 655.5 99.4
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
Royal Oak, MI 57,257 530 925.7 801.6 124.0
Allen Park, MI 27,193 541 1,989.5 1,750.5 239.0
Inkster, MI 24,751 728 2,941.3 1,866.6 1,074.7
Romulus, MI 24,567 723 2,943.0 2,063.7 879.2

Wayne SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
7
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