Chelsea, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Chelsea, MI Summary

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

  • There were 44 total crimes committed in Chelsea the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 826.8 total crimes per 100K people in Chelsea.
  • The overall crime rate in Chelsea is -64.43% below the national average.
  • Chelsea ranks #167 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Chelsea ranks #3,138 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.

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Chelsea Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Chelsea is 826.8 per 100,000 people. That's -64.43% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.04% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Chelsea
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 44 826.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 5 93.9 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 8 150.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 4 75.2 233.1 269.8
Larceny 31 582.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 18.8 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 36 676.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Chelsea 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 Chelsea

8
Violent Crimes
150.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-59.35%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Chelsea in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Chelsea is 150.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 665.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Chelsea each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -59.35% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -68.55% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Chelsea

36
Property Crimes
676.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.39%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Chelsea in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Chelsea is 676.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 147.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Chelsea each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.39% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -50.29% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Chelsea

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
Troy, MI 86,548 1,406 1,624.5 1,506.7 117.9
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2
Sylvania, OH 19,055 159 834.4 792.4 42.0
Berkley, MI 15,006 84 559.8 533.1 26.7
Clawson, MI 11,204 68 606.9 410.6 196.4
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Saline, MI 8,930 80 895.9 739.1 156.8

Chelsea SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8.5
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
9
Commute
6
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