Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Detroit are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Detroit. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Detroit neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Michigan’s statewide median.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Detroit hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Detroit.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 82 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Detroit.” We’re lookin’ at you, Alden Park.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Detroit for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alden Park | |
| 1 | Corktown | |
| 1 | West Side Industrial | |
| 1 | Wayne State | |
| 1 | Rivertown | |
| 1 | New Center | |
| 1 | Briggs | |
| 1 | Old Redford | |
| 1 | Marina District | |
| 1 | Brush Park | |
| 1 | Joseph Barry | |
| 1 | Hubbard-Richard | |
| 1 | Downtown | |
| 1 | Midtown | |
| 15 | Detroit Golf | |
| 16 | Forest Park | |
| 17 | Millenium Village | |
| 18 | Gold Coast | |
| 18 | Jefferies | |
| 20 | Regent Park | |
| 21 | East English Village | |
| 22 | Minock Park | |
| 23 | Indian Village | |
| 24 | Russell Woods | |
| 25 | Weatherby | |
| 26 | Chaldean Town | |
| 26 | Lasalle Gardens | |
| 28 | Boynton | |
| 29 | McDougall-Hunt | |
| 30 | Art Center | |
| 30 | Nw Goldberg | |
| 32 | Springwells | |
| 33 | Eight Mile Wyoming | |
| 34 | Van Steuban | |
| 35 | Park | |
| 35 | Poletown East | |
| 35 | Michigan-Martin | |
| 38 | Riverdale | |
| 39 | Greensbriar | |
| 40 | Petosky-Otsego | |
| 41 | Lafayette Park | |
| 42 | English Village | |
| 43 | Pulaski | |
| 44 | Carbon Works | |
| 45 | University District | |
| 46 | Berg-Lasher | |
| 47 | Southwest Detroit | |
| 48 | Rosedale Park | |
| 49 | Herman Gardens | |
| 50 | Ravendale | |
| 51 | Fishkorn | |
| 52 | Eliza Howell | |
| 53 | Green Acres | |
| 54 | Aviation | |
| 55 | Bagley | |
| 56 | Grandmont | |
| 57 | Jefferson Chalmers | |
| 58 | Kranz Woods | |
| 59 | Sherwood Forest | |
| 60 | The Eye | |
| 61 | Martin Park | |
| 62 | Elmwood Park | |
| 63 | Islandview | |
| 64 | Fitzgerald | |
| 65 | North Rosedale Park | |
| 66 | Castle Rouge | |
| 67 | Conner Creek Ind | |
| 67 | Core City | |
| 69 | Warrendale | |
| 70 | Five Points | |
| 71 | Woodbridge | |
| 71 | Barton-McFarland | |
| 71 | Brightmoor | |
| 74 | Chandler Park | |
| 75 | Morningside | |
| 76 | Belmont | |
| 77 | West Village | |
| 78 | Lasalle College Park | |
| 78 | Grandmont-Rosedale | |
| 80 | Franklin Park | |
| 81 | Grandale | |
| 82 | Mohican Regent |
Source: FBI UCR. All 82 Detroit neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Detroit
Looking at the data, you can tell that Alden Park is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Detroit are Alden Park, Corktown, West Side Industrial, Wayne State, Rivertown, New Center, Briggs, Old Redford, Marina District, and Brush Park.
But as most Michigan residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on Michigan? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Detroit FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Detroit?
Alden Park is the safest neighborhood in Detroit for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Corktown and West Side Industrial are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Detroit?
The safest neighborhoods in Detroit are Alden Park, Corktown, West Side Industrial, Wayne State, Rivertown, New Center, Briggs, Old Redford, Marina District, and Brush Park. We ranked all 82 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Mohican Regent posts the highest crime rate of the 82 Detroit neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Detroit ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
