Westland, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Westland, MI Summary

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

  • There were 1,459 total crimes committed in Westland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,741.8 total crimes per 100K people in Westland.
  • The overall crime rate in Westland is -25.06% below the national average.
  • Westland ranks #311 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Westland ranks #5,949 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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Westland Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Westland is 1,741.8 per 100,000 people. That's -25.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -5.28% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Westland
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,459 1,741.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 4 4.8 7.6 6.3
Robbery 33 39.4 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 301 359.3 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 380 453.7 478.0 369.8
Burglary 163 194.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 750 895.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 166 198.2 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 1,079 1,288.2 1,360.9 1,954.4

Westland 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 Westland

380
Violent Crimes
453.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
22.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 380 violent crimes in Westland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Westland is 453.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 220.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Westland each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 22.68% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -5.09% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Westland

1,079
Property Crimes
1,288.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-34.09%
Below The National Average
  • There were 1,079 property crimes in Westland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Westland is 1,288.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 77.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Westland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -34.09% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -5.34% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Westland

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
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
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
Inkster, MI 25,447 757 2,974.8 1,878.4 1,096.4
Romulus, MI 25,071 865 3,450.2 2,484.9 965.3
Birmingham, MI 21,721 201 925.4 893.1 32.2

Westland SnackAbility

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