Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Auburn Hills, MI Crime Grade
How Auburn Hills 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
7/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Auburn Hills, MI was 320.9 per 100,000 residents (85 incidents over a population of 26,488). That puts Auburn Hills Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 24% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Auburn Hills #2,731 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 28% of them, and #88 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 15% year over year and down 29% over the last five years.
Auburn Hills, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 320.9 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,731 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #88 of 138
- Safer than
- 28% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 15%
- 5-year change
- down 29%
- Population
- 26,488
- Reporting agency
- Auburn Hills Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Auburn Hills Police Department (FBI ORI MI6385100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Auburn Hills (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Auburn Hills 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 | 451.4(114) | 378.8(95) | 272.5(71) | 376.6(98) | 320.9(85) |
| Murder | 4.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 11.5(3) | 3.8(1) | 3.8(1) |
| Rape | 95.0(24) | 75.8(19) | 69.1(18) | 65.3(17) | 71.7(19) |
| Robbery | 43.6(11) | 43.9(11) | 49.9(13) | 26.9(7) | 22.7(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 308.8(78) | 259.2(65) | 142.0(37) | 280.6(73) | 222.7(59) |
| Property crime | 1659.0(419) | 2005.5(503) | 2271.9(592) | 1944.7(506) | 1906.5(505) |
| Burglary | 126.7(32) | 167.5(42) | 261.0(68) | 99.9(26) | 60.4(16) |
| Larceny | 1286.8(325) | 1562.9(392) | 1803.7(470) | 1652.6(430) | 1729.1(458) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 237.6(60) | 271.1(68) | 199.6(52) | 180.6(47) | 117.0(31) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Auburn Hills, 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 Auburn Hills 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 Auburn Hills calculated?
- Auburn Hills'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 Auburn Hills 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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