Brighton, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Brighton, MI Summary

Crime in Brighton research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Brighton over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Brighton:

  • There were 111 total crimes committed in Brighton the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,483.4 total crimes per 100K people in Brighton.
  • The overall crime rate in Brighton is -36.18% below the national average.
  • Brighton ranks #278 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Brighton ranks #5,275 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

Additional research about crime in Michigan

Brighton Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Brighton is 1,483.4 per 100,000 people. That's -36.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -19.33% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Brighton
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 111 1,483.4 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 3 40.1 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3 40.1 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 7 93.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 7 93.5 233.1 269.8
Larceny 94 1,256.2 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 3 40.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 104 1,389.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

Brighton Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Brighton

7
Violent Crimes
93.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-74.70%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Brighton in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Brighton is 93.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,069.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Brighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -74.70% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.43% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Brighton

104
Property Crimes
1,389.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-28.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 104 property crimes in Brighton in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Brighton is 1,389.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 72.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Brighton each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -28.89% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 2.13% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Brighton

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Ann Arbor, MI 120,549 2,440 2,024.1 1,716.3 307.8
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Wixom, MI 17,186 226 1,315.0 1,198.7 116.4
Milford, MI 16,972 70 412.4 371.2 41.2
South Lyon, MI 11,866 63 530.9 455.1 75.8
Howell, MI 10,104 113 1,118.4 989.7 128.7
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Walled Lake, MI 7,251 66 910.2 772.3 137.9
Northville, MI 6,041 39 645.6 562.8 82.8
Wolverine Lake, MI 4,460 7 157.0 112.1 44.8

Brighton SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
5
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