Royal Oak, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Royal Oak, MI Summary

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

  • There were 535 total crimes committed in Royal Oak the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 925.5 total crimes per 100K people in Royal Oak.
  • The overall crime rate in Royal Oak is -60.18% below the national average.
  • Royal Oak ranks #185 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Royal Oak ranks #3,481 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

Royal Oak Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Royal Oak is 925.5 per 100,000 people. That's -60.18% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -49.67% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Royal Oak
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 535 925.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 7 12.1 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 60 103.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 74 128.0 478.0 369.8
Burglary 31 53.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 378 653.9 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 52 90.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 461 797.5 1,360.9 1,954.4

Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak

74
Violent Crimes
128.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-65.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 74 violent crimes in Royal Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Royal Oak is 128.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 781.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Royal Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -65.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -73.22% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Royal Oak

461
Property Crimes
797.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-59.20%
Below The National Average
  • There were 461 property crimes in Royal Oak in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Royal Oak is 797.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 125.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Royal Oak each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -59.20% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -41.40% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Royal Oak

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
Novi, MI 66,936 610 911.3 838.1 73.2
Oak Park, MI 29,115 746 2,562.3 2,201.6 360.6
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
Clawson, MI 11,204 68 606.9 410.6 196.4

Royal Oak SnackAbility

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