Oak Park, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oak Park, MI Summary

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

  • There were 746 total crimes committed in Oak Park the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,562.3 total crimes per 100K people in Oak Park.
  • The overall crime rate in Oak Park is 10.24% above the national average.
  • Oak Park ranks #376 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Oak Park ranks #7,575 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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Oak Park Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oak Park is 2,562.3 per 100,000 people. That's 10.24% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 39.34% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oak Park
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 746 2,562.3 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 3 10.3 7.6 6.3
Robbery 8 27.5 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 83 285.1 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 105 360.6 478.0 369.8
Burglary 177 607.9 233.1 269.8
Larceny 325 1,116.3 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 139 477.4 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 641 2,201.6 1,360.9 1,954.4

Oak Park 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 Oak Park

105
Violent Crimes
360.6
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-2.48%
Below The National Average
  • There were 105 violent crimes in Oak Park in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oak Park is 360.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 277.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oak Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -2.48% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -24.55% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oak Park

641
Property Crimes
2,201.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
12.65%
Above The National Average
  • There were 641 property crimes in Oak Park in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oak Park is 2,201.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 45.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oak Park each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 12.65% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 61.78% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oak Park

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Troy, MI 86,548 1,406 1,624.5 1,506.7 117.9
Rochester Hills, MI 75,921 564 742.9 671.8 71.1
Southfield, MI 75,432 2,367 3,137.9 2,635.5 502.4
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Royal Oak, MI 57,808 535 925.5 797.5 128.0
Madison Heights, MI 28,079 603 2,147.5 1,905.3 242.2
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2
Ferndale, MI 19,007 438 2,304.4 2,036.1 268.3
Berkley, MI 15,006 84 559.8 533.1 26.7
Hazel Park, MI 14,849 294 1,979.9 1,703.8 276.1

Oak Park SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
7
Diversity
9
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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