Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Clawson, MI Crime Grade
How Clawson 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
4/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
3/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Clawson, MI was 122.2 per 100,000 residents (14 incidents over a population of 11,460). That puts Clawson 62% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 71% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Clawson #1,358 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 64% of them, and #38 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 41% year over year and up 19% over the last five years.
Clawson, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (4/10)
- Michigan Grade
- A (3/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 122.2 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,358 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #38 of 138
- Safer than
- 64% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 41%
- 5-year change
- up 19%
- Population
- 11,460
- Reporting agency
- Clawson Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Clawson Police Department (FBI ORI MI6331600) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Clawson (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Clawson 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 | 102.4(12) | 196.4(22) | 71.9(8) | 206.9(23) | 122.2(14) |
| Murder | 17.1(2) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) |
| Rape | 17.1(2) | 17.9(2) | 0.0(0) | 36.0(4) | 34.9(4) |
| Robbery | 0.0(0) | 17.9(2) | 9.0(1) | 0.0(0) | 8.7(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 68.3(8) | 160.7(18) | 62.9(7) | 171.0(19) | 69.8(8) |
| Property crime | 324.2(38) | 410.6(46) | 692.0(77) | 557.9(62) | 593.4(68) |
| Burglary | 51.2(6) | 44.6(5) | 62.9(7) | 45.0(5) | 34.9(4) |
| Larceny | 247.4(29) | 321.3(36) | 575.2(64) | 485.9(54) | 479.9(55) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 25.6(3) | 44.6(5) | 44.9(5) | 27.0(3) | 78.5(9) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Clawson, 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 Clawson 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 Clawson calculated?
- Clawson'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 Clawson 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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