Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Birmingham, MI Crime Grade
How Birmingham 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
1/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
1/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Birmingham, MI was 31.4 per 100,000 residents (7 incidents over a population of 22,309). That puts Birmingham 90% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 93% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Birmingham #259 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 93% of them, and #4 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 44% year over year and down 25% over the last five years.
Birmingham, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- A (1/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (1/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 31.4 / 100k
- National rank
- #259 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #4 of 138
- Safer than
- 93% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 44%
- 5-year change
- down 25%
- Population
- 22,309
- Reporting agency
- Birmingham Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Birmingham Police Department (FBI ORI MI6325900) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Birmingham (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Birmingham 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 | 42.0(9) | 32.2(7) | 41.5(9) | 56.3(12) | 31.4(7) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 0.0(0) | 9.2(2) | 9.2(2) | 0.0(0) | 4.5(1) |
| Robbery | 9.3(2) | 0.0(0) | 13.8(3) | 9.4(2) | 4.5(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 32.7(7) | 23.0(5) | 18.4(4) | 46.9(10) | 22.4(5) |
| Property crime | 615.8(132) | 897.7(195) | 894.7(194) | 647.1(138) | 815.8(182) |
| Burglary | 37.3(8) | 82.9(18) | 50.7(11) | 46.9(10) | 49.3(11) |
| Larceny | 499.2(107) | 630.7(137) | 705.6(153) | 553.3(118) | 641.0(143) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 79.3(17) | 184.2(40) | 138.4(30) | 46.9(10) | 125.5(28) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Birmingham, 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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham calculated?
- Birmingham'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 Birmingham 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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