Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Berkley, MI Crime Grade
How Berkley 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
3/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
2/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Berkley, MI was 84.7 per 100,000 residents (13 incidents over a population of 15,350). That puts Berkley 74% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 80% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Berkley #946 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 75% of them, and #25 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 110% year over year and up 116% over the last five years.
Berkley, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (3/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (2/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 84.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #946 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #25 of 138
- Safer than
- 75% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 110%
- 5-year change
- up 116%
- Population
- 15,350
- Reporting agency
- Berkley Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Berkley Police Department (FBI ORI MI6325100) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Berkley (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Berkley 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 | 39.2(6) | 26.7(4) | 0.0(0) | 40.4(6) | 84.7(13) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 13.1(2) | 6.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 6.7(1) | 32.6(5) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 6.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 6.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 26.1(4) | 13.3(2) | 0.0(0) | 33.6(5) | 45.6(7) |
| Property crime | 490.0(75) | 533.1(80) | 444.1(66) | 343.2(51) | 410.4(63) |
| Burglary | 39.2(6) | 66.6(10) | 26.9(4) | 33.6(5) | 26.1(4) |
| Larceny | 392.0(60) | 373.2(56) | 343.1(51) | 282.7(42) | 332.2(51) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 58.8(9) | 93.3(14) | 74.0(11) | 26.9(4) | 52.1(8) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Berkley, 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 Berkley 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 Berkley calculated?
- Berkley'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 Berkley 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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