Ypsilanti, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Ypsilanti, MI Summary

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

  • There were 577 total crimes committed in Ypsilanti in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,033.5 total crimes per 100K people in Ypsilanti.
  • The overall crime rate in Ypsilanti is 43.14% above the national average.
  • Ypsilanti ranks #349 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Ypsilanti ranks #8,613 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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Ypsilanti Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ypsilanti is 3,033.5 per 100,000 people. That's 43.14% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 67.30% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ypsilanti
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 577 3,033.5 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.2 5.0
Robbery 16 84.1 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 86 452.1 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 125 657.2 434.3 359.0
Burglary 72 378.5 184.2 229.0
Larceny 307 1,614.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 73 383.8 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 452 2,376.3 1,378.9 1,760.0

Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti

125
Violent Crimes
657.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
83.06%
Above The National Average
  • There were 125 violent crimes in Ypsilanti in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ypsilanti is 657.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 152.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ypsilanti each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 83.06% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 51.31% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ypsilanti

452
Property Crimes
2,376.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
35.02%
Above The National Average
  • There were 452 property crimes in Ypsilanti in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ypsilanti is 2,376.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 42.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ypsilanti each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 35.02% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 72.34% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ypsilanti

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
Romulus, MI 24,567 723 2,943.0 2,063.7 879.2
Wayne, MI 16,891 337 1,995.1 1,302.5 692.7
South Lyon, MI 12,010 42 349.7 291.4 58.3
Farmington, MI 11,334 50 441.2 352.9 88.2
Plymouth, MI 9,095 93 1,022.5 967.6 55.0
Saline, MI 9,015 110 1,220.2 1,009.4 210.8

Ypsilanti SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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