Inkster, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Inkster, MI Summary

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

  • There were 757 total crimes committed in Inkster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,974.8 total crimes per 100K people in Inkster.
  • The overall crime rate in Inkster is 27.99% above the national average.
  • Inkster ranks #390 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Inkster ranks #8,100 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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Inkster Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Inkster is 2,974.8 per 100,000 people. That's 27.99% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 61.77% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Inkster
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 757 2,974.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 11 43.2 7.6 6.3
Robbery 12 47.2 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 225 884.2 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 279 1,096.4 478.0 369.8
Burglary 95 373.3 233.1 269.8
Larceny 250 982.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 133 522.7 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 478 1,878.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Inkster 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 Inkster

279
Violent Crimes
1,096.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
196.48%
Above The National Average
  • There were 279 violent crimes in Inkster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Inkster is 1,096.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 91.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Inkster each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 196.48% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 129.37% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Inkster

478
Property Crimes
1,878.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-3.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 478 property crimes in Inkster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Inkster is 1,878.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 53.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Inkster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -3.89% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 38.03% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Inkster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Dearborn, MI 107,197 2,361 2,202.5 1,920.8 281.7
Livonia, MI 93,517 1,843 1,970.8 1,725.9 244.9
Westland, MI 83,763 1,459 1,741.8 1,288.2 453.7
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Taylor, MI 61,901 1,515 2,447.5 1,823.9 623.6
Dearborn Heights, MI 61,789 1,240 2,006.8 1,516.5 490.4
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Allen Park, MI 27,917 514 1,841.2 1,579.7 261.5
Romulus, MI 25,071 865 3,450.2 2,484.9 965.3
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2

Inkster SnackAbility

3
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
9
Education
4
Commute
6
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