Ypsilanti, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Ypsilanti, MI Summary

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

  • There were 770 total crimes committed in Ypsilanti the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,874.8 total crimes per 100K people in Ypsilanti.
  • The overall crime rate in Ypsilanti is 66.72% above the national average.
  • Ypsilanti ranks #407 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Ypsilanti ranks #8,875 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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Ypsilanti Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Ypsilanti is 3,874.8 per 100,000 people. That's 66.72% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 110.71% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Ypsilanti
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 770 3,874.8 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 2 10.1 7.6 6.3
Robbery 23 115.7 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 157 790.1 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 210 1,056.8 478.0 369.8
Burglary 86 432.8 233.1 269.8
Larceny 420 2,113.5 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 54 271.7 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 560 2,818.0 1,360.9 1,954.4

Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti

210
Violent Crimes
1,056.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
185.77%
Above The National Average
  • There were 210 violent crimes in Ypsilanti in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Ypsilanti is 1,056.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 94.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Ypsilanti each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 185.77% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 121.08% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Ypsilanti

560
Property Crimes
2,818.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.19%
Above The National Average
  • There were 560 property crimes in Ypsilanti in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Ypsilanti is 2,818.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Ypsilanti each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.19% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 107.07% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Ypsilanti

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
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
Romulus, MI 25,071 865 3,450.2 2,484.9 965.3
Wayne, MI 17,284 546 3,159.0 2,111.8 1,047.2
South Lyon, MI 11,866 63 530.9 455.1 75.8
Farmington, MI 11,406 83 727.7 683.9 43.8
Plymouth, MI 9,270 103 1,111.1 960.1 151.0
Saline, MI 8,930 80 895.9 739.1 156.8

Ypsilanti SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
7
Affordability
4
Diversity
9
Safety
3
Amenities
9
Education
8.5
Commute
8.5
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