What is the #1 safest cities in michigan?

#	City	Population	Crime Rate per 1K
1	Ishpeming	6,173	0.00
2	Fennville	1,880	0.00
3	Elk Rapids	1,558	0.00
4	Bellevue	1,333	0.00
5	Frankfort	1,158	0.00
6	Reese	1,303	0.00
7	Deckerville	1,057	0.00
8	Mancelona	1,496	0.00
9	Litchfield	1,391	0.00
10	Sand Lake	1,214	0.00
11	Pigeon	1,093	0.00
12	Crystal Falls	1,734	0.00
13	Lapeer	9,053	0.00
14	Breckenridge	1,411	0.00
15	Perry	2,198	0.00
16	Shepherd	1,438	0.00
17	L'Anse	1,916	0.00
18	South Rockwood	1,891	0.00
19	Morrice	1,647	0.00
20	Lake Odessa	2,174	0.00
21	Norway	2,835	0.00
22	Morenci	2,149	0.00
23	Iron Mountain	7,508	0.00
24	Union City	1,814	0.00
25	Laingsburg	1,640	0.00
26	Grosse Pointe Park	11,394	0.18
27	Rochester	12,939	0.24
28	Essexville	3,344	0.30
29	Huntington Woods	6,322	0.32
30	Franklin	2,610	0.32
31	Berkley	15,084	0.34
32	Trenton	18,242	0.34
33	Rogers City	2,873	0.34
34	Houghton	8,341	0.35
35	Gladstone	5,240	0.38
36	Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	2,589	0.40
37	Grosse Pointe Farms	9,957	0.41
38	New Baltimore	12,060	0.42
39	West Branch	2,177	0.42
40	Pinckney	1,920	0.43
41	St. Ignace	2,409	0.44
42	Shelby	2,571	0.46
43	Milford	6,467	0.47
44	Linden	4,150	0.48
45	Beverly Hills	10,507	0.48
46	Plymouth	9,234	0.48
47	Northville	6,080	0.49
48	Bridgman	2,383	0.49
49	Richland	1,014	0.52
50	Portland	3,821	0.53
51	Williamston	3,800	0.53
52	Romeo	3,654	0.54
53	Birmingham	21,612	0.56
54	Argentine	2,357	0.57
55	Oxford	3,478	0.58
56	South Lyon	11,825	0.58
57	Allegan	5,182	0.58
58	Sylvan Lake	1,672	0.59
59	New Buffalo	1,306	0.59
60	Armada	1,876	0.60
61	Kingsford	5,138	0.61
62	East Grand Rapids	11,394	0.61
63	Adrian	20,493	0.64
64	Quincy	1,487	0.64
65	Potterville	3,065	0.64
66	Montrose	2,057	0.66
67	Manton	1,347	0.66
68	Corunna	3,054	0.66
69	St. Clair	5,581	0.66
70	Flushing	8,323	0.67
71	Wolverine Lake	4,476	0.68
72	River Rouge	7,092	0.68
73	Standish	1,616	0.69
74	Stanton	1,292	0.72
75	White Cloud	1,297	0.72
76	Pleasant Ridge	2,607	0.78
77	Boyne City	3,829	0.78
78	Harbor Springs	1,015	0.83
79	Fruitport	1,269	0.84
80	Holly	5,971	0.84
81	Richmond	5,839	0.86
82	Farmington	11,472	0.88
83	Carson City	1,161	0.89
84	Kalkaska	2,370	0.89
85	Zeeland	5,691	0.89
86	Blissfield	3,236	0.92
87	Memphis	1,107	0.95
88	Grosse Pointe Woods	16,177	0.96
89	Rockford	6,162	0.97
90	Novi	66,224	0.99
91	Milan	6,070	1.00
92	Grayling	1,638	1.01
93	Gibraltar	4,937	1.03
94	Dryden	1,125	1.04
95	Dowagiac	5,677	1.05
96	Hesperia	1,007	1.07
97	Howell	10,074	1.10
98	Keego Harbor	2,747	1.10
99	Brighton	7,576	1.11
100	Grosse Pointe	5,561	1.11
101	Woodhaven	12,761	1.12
102	Bloomfield Hills	4,412	1.15
103	Troy	87,307	1.16
104	Tecumseh	8,655	1.17
105	Petoskey	5,851	1.20
106	St. Joseph	7,805	1.23
107	Royal Oak	57,880	1.24
108	Midland	42,461	1.24
109	Whitehall	2,974	1.26
110	Harbor Beach	1,576	1.28
111	Hudson	2,385	1.28
112	Rockwood	3,189	1.29
113	Bronson	2,183	1.33
114	Zilwaukee	1,696	1.34
115	Ovid	1,331	1.34
116	Walled Lake	7,275	1.37
117	Jonesville	2,257	1.38
118	Schoolcraft	1,268	1.39
119	Spring Arbor	2,385	1.41
120	Luna Pier	1,204	1.42
121	Three Oaks	1,322	1.45
122	Galesburg	2,122	1.46
123	Sandusky	2,692	1.49
124	Chelsea	5,420	1.50
125	Marysville	9,942	1.52
126	Clare	3,341	1.52
127	Munising	1,907	1.53
128	Mason	8,239	1.60
129	Hartford	2,312	1.62
130	Lawton	2,056	1.68
131	St. Johns	7,712	1.69
132	Fenton	11,950	1.69
133	Beaverton	1,036	1.70
134	Charlevoix	2,420	1.70
135	Negaunee	4,641	1.72
136	Saginaw	43,879	1.74
137	Sebewaing	1,921	1.75
138	Orchard Lake Village	2,298	1.82
139	Ionia	12,950	1.85
140	St. Louis	6,926	1.85
141	St. Clair Shores	58,287	1.85
142	Davison	5,082	1.87
143	Sparta	4,260	1.87
144	Marquette	20,691	1.88
145	Norton Shores	25,000	1.92
146	Wixom	17,126	1.93
147	Mount Pleasant	21,420	1.95
148	Fremont	4,532	1.95
149	Lowell	4,133	1.96
150	North Muskegon	4,089	1.96
151	Clawson	11,314	1.98
152	Farmington Hills	83,316	1.98
153	Hancock	4,510	1.99
154	Ironwood	5,004	2.03
155	Riverview	12,269	2.03
156	Hazel Park	14,945	2.03
157	Clio	2,165	2.04
158	Ferndale	19,156	2.05
159	Montague	2,630	2.07
160	Grand Haven	10,966	2.09
161	Saline	8,976	2.11
162	Leslie	2,167	2.11
163	Ludington	7,664	2.11
164	Laurium	1,486	2.13
165	Bath	2,938	2.15
166	Swartz Creek	5,856	2.17
167	East Lansing	45,394	2.20
168	Scottville	1,359	2.21
169	Walker	25,201	2.21
170	East Tawas	2,686	2.23
171	Otsego	4,079	2.23
172	Lathrup Village	4,049	2.26
173	Durand	3,485	2.26
174	Cheboygan	4,801	2.26
175	Livonia	94,058	2.28
176	Frankenmuth	5,108	2.30
177	Sterling Heights	133,473	2.31
178	Brown City	1,211	2.32
179	Grand Blanc	7,995	2.33
180	Nashville	1,371	2.35
181	Fraser	14,604	2.37
182	Coldwater	13,847	2.39
183	Allen Park	28,128	2.39
184	Wyandotte	24,593	2.40
185	Buchanan	4,259	2.41
186	Pinconning	1,384	2.42
187	DeWitt	4,774	2.46
188	Constantine	2,196	2.54
189	Muskegon	37,203	2.56
190	Birch Run	1,236	2.61
191	Marshall	6,797	2.66
192	Roosevelt Park	4,148	2.67
193	Plainwell	3,764	2.68
194	Fowlerville	2,950	2.74
195	Madison Heights	28,411	2.77
196	Portage	49,015	2.77
197	Reading	1,241	2.77
198	Olivet	1,633	2.80
199	Garden City	26,910	2.81
200	Evart	1,764	2.82
201	Cass City	2,189	2.82
202	Grand Ledge	7,797	2.83
203	Lake Orion	2,873	2.84
204	Traverse City	15,491	2.86
205	Hillsdale	8,013	2.88
206	Dearborn	107,846	2.94
207	Lake Linden	1,042	2.94
208	Millington	1,151	2.96
209	Carleton	2,635	2.96
210	Lawrence	1,186	2.97
211	Melvindale	12,605	3.02
212	Decatur	1,814	3.03
213	Ann Arbor	121,179	3.03
214	Grant	1,146	3.06
215	Capac	1,903	3.06
216	Belleville	3,961	3.10
217	Flat Rock	10,418	3.13
218	Utica	5,184	3.14
219	Coleman	1,147	3.14
220	Clinton	2,795	3.20
221	Lexington	1,119	3.23
222	Vicksburg	3,824	3.28
223	Iron River	3,009	3.29
224	Chesaning	2,411	3.33
225	Colon	1,432	3.35
226	Imlay City	3,706	3.46
227	White Pigeon	1,637	3.48
228	Belding	5,949	3.51
229	East Jordan	1,776	3.55
230	Escanaba	12,374	3.57
231	Grandville	16,135	3.61
232	Big Rapids	7,847	3.64
233	Bad Axe	3,010	3.71
234	Auburn Hills	24,911	3.73
235	Marine City	4,047	3.75
236	Marlette	1,771	3.78
237	Holland	34,266	3.84
238	Almont	2,830	3.86
239	Hastings	7,515	3.86
240	Kentwood	54,114	3.88
241	Eaton Rapids	5,197	3.88
242	Stockbridge	1,235	3.89
243	Hart	1,931	3.89
244	Newaygo	2,486	3.90
245	Oak Park	29,370	3.99
246	Sault Ste. Marie	13,373	4.06
247	Cassopolis	1,763	4.09
248	Sturgis	11,077	4.10
249	Menominee	8,370	4.19
250	Center Line	8,448	4.22
251	Charlotte	9,269	4.23
252	Yale	2,157	4.24
253	Coloma	1,051	4.39
254	Greenville	8,897	4.42
255	Southgate	29,551	4.49
256	Westland	84,155	4.50
257	Bridgeport	6,841	4.57
258	Dearborn Heights	62,099	4.59
259	St. Charles	1,857	4.63
260	Cadillac	10,404	4.69
261	Paw Paw	3,277	4.71
262	Wyoming	76,865	4.71
263	Niles	11,838	4.76
264	Hamtramck	27,830	4.92
265	Southfield	76,025	4.93
266	Gaylord	4,307	5.00
267	Alma	9,421	5.04
268	Reed City	2,505	5.13
269	Kalamazoo	73,132	5.14
270	Alpena	10,178	5.14
271	Roseville	47,240	5.22
272	Tawas City	1,654	5.41
273	Warren	138,128	5.44
274	Three Rivers	7,936	5.46
275	Watervliet	1,879	5.47
276	Bay City	32,445	5.64
277	Mattawan	2,615	5.66
278	Croswell	2,667	5.67
279	Owosso	14,658	5.71
280	Lakeview	1,049	5.77
281	Monroe	20,330	5.77
282	Port Huron	28,724	6.03
283	Caro	4,284	6.35
284	Gladwin	3,081	6.38
285	Ypsilanti	19,937	6.57
286	Lansing	112,546	6.67
287	South Haven	3,994	6.73
288	Lincoln Park	39,511	6.79
289	Wayne	17,413	6.93
290	Eastpointe	34,003	7.20
291	Burton	29,529	7.65
292	Harper Woods	15,205	7.75
293	Taylor	62,405	8.38
294	Romulus	24,951	8.79
295	Grand Rapids	197,768	9.10
296	Flint	80,835	9.30
297	Mount Morris	3,130	9.59
298	Muskegon Heights	9,902	10.73
299	Jackson	31,206	10.75
300	Inkster	25,602	10.79
301	Battle Creek	52,392	11.22
302	Bangor	2,113	12.21
303	Albion	7,608	13.17
304	Ecorse	9,170	13.21
305	Manistique	2,844	13.25
306	Buena Vista	5,904	13.76
307	Detroit	636,644	17.82
308	Benton Harbor	9,023	18.74
309	Vassar	2,704	19.72
310	Highland Park	8,798	30.19

Methodology

Cities in Michigan are ranked by crime rate per 1k. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from FBI Crime Data Explorer. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 safest cities in michigan?: Ishpeming ranks #1 with 0.00 (crime rate per 1k).
What are the top 5 safest cities in michigan?: 1. Ishpeming (0.00), 2. Fennville (0.00), 3. Elk Rapids (0.00), 4. Bellevue (0.00), 5. Frankfort (0.00)
How many cities in Michigan are ranked?: This ranking includes 310 cities in Michigan with available data.

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