Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ann Arbor, MI Crime Grade
How Ann Arbor grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
6/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ann Arbor, MI was 294.1 per 100,000 residents (361 incidents over a population of 122,740). That puts Ann Arbor Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 30% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Ann Arbor #2,627 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 30% of them, and #81 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 5% year over year and roughly flat over the last five years.
Ann Arbor, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 294.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,627 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #81 of 138
- Safer than
- 30% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 5%
- 5-year change
- roughly flat
- Population
- 122,740
- Reporting agency
- Ann Arbor Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Ann Arbor Police Department (FBI ORI MI8121800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ann Arbor (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ann Arbor vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 294.6(353) | 311.1(375) | 314.2(371) | 310.1(366) | 294.1(361) |
| Murder | 1.7(2) | 0.8(1) | 3.4(4) | 0.0(0) | 1.6(2) |
| Rape | 57.6(69) | 43.1(52) | 39.0(46) | 53.4(63) | 42.4(52) |
| Robbery | 25.0(30) | 32.4(39) | 39.0(46) | 20.3(24) | 31.8(39) |
| Aggravated assault | 210.3(252) | 234.8(283) | 232.9(275) | 236.4(279) | 218.3(268) |
| Property crime | 1449.0(1,736) | 1734.6(2,091) | 1776.9(2,098) | 1740.3(2,054) | 1702.8(2,090) |
| Burglary | 165.3(198) | 215.7(260) | 172.8(204) | 158.4(187) | 145.8(179) |
| Larceny | 1211.1(1,451) | 1387.0(1,672) | 1457.6(1,721) | 1487.0(1,755) | 1473.8(1,809) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 68.4(82) | 123.6(149) | 138.1(163) | 89.0(105) | 73.3(90) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Ann Arbor, MI Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Ann Arbor Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Ann Arbor calculated?
- Ann Arbor's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the Michigan state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Ann Arbor Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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