Westland, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Westland, MI Summary

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

  • There were 1,475 total crimes committed in Westland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,804.8 total crimes per 100K people in Westland.
  • The overall crime rate in Westland is -14.84% below the national average.
  • Westland ranks #288 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Westland ranks #6,813 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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Westland Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westland is 1,804.8 per 100,000 people. That's -14.84% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -0.46% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westland
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,475 1,804.8 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 3 3.7 5.2 5.0
Robbery 30 36.7 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 289 353.6 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 367 449.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 161 197.0 184.2 229.0
Larceny 758 927.5 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 189 231.3 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 1,108 1,355.7 1,378.9 1,760.0

Westland 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 Westland

367
Violent Crimes
449.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
25.09%
Above The National Average
  • There were 367 violent crimes in Westland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westland is 449.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 222.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westland each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 25.09% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 3.39% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westland

1,108
Property Crimes
1,355.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-22.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,108 property crimes in Westland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westland is 1,355.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 73.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -22.97% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -1.68% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westland

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
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
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
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
Birmingham, MI 21,326 149 698.7 642.4 56.3

Westland SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8.5
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
7
Commute
7
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