Detroit Crime 2025
Detroit · 2025 · updated 2026-11-12
Detroit police open data lists 78,473 incidents for 2025, down 5.1% from 2024. That is about 12,153 incidents per 100,000 residents (average across the 60 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data: 7,859). The most common crime types were assault (29.5%), other (15.7%), theft (14.7%). The busiest month was July (7,425) and the quietest February (4,949).
Crime types in 2025
| Crime type | Incidents | Share | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 23,149 | 29.5% | down 0.8% |
| Other | 12,339 | 15.7% | up 4.8% |
| Theft | 11,567 | 14.7% | up 0.3% |
| Vandalism | 9,502 | 12.1% | down 12.2% |
| Auto theft | 6,652 | 8.5% | down 20.7% |
| Theft from vehicle | 5,160 | 6.6% | down 7.3% |
| Burglary | 4,423 | 5.6% | down 8.1% |
| Fraud | 3,729 | 4.8% | down 12.7% |
| Robbery | 1,147 | 1.5% | down 10.4% |
| Shooting | 457 | 0.6% | down 8.0% |
| Sexual assault | 180 | 0.2% | down 8.2% |
| Homicide | 168 | 0.2% | down 20.8% |
Month by month
| Jan | 5,656 |
| Feb | 4,949 |
| Mar | 6,269 |
| Apr | 6,333 |
| May | 7,018 |
| Jun | 7,172 |
| Jul | 7,425 |
| Aug | 7,238 |
| Sep | 6,890 |
| Oct | 7,125 |
| Nov | 6,509 |
| Dec | 5,889 |
Neighborhoods with the most reports in 2025
- Downtown 2,654 incidents
- Warrendale 1,811 incidents
- Midtown 1,799 incidents
- Bethune Community 1,534 incidents
- Dexter-Linwood 1,399 incidents
- Franklin Park 1,391 incidents
- Cornerstone Village 1,306 incidents
- Oakman Blvd Community 1,300 incidents
Counts are not adjusted for population or area.
Questions
How much crime was reported in Detroit in 2025?
78,473 incidents for 2025 in Detroit Police Department open data.
Did crime go up or down in Detroit in 2025?
Reported incidents were down 5.1% from 2024.
Other years
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Source: Detroit Police Department open data. Police-reported incidents, not convictions.