Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Ferndale, MI Crime Grade
How Ferndale 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
6/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
5/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Ferndale, MI was 200.1 per 100,000 residents (39 incidents over a population of 19,490). That puts Ferndale 38% below the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 53% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Ferndale (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Ferndale 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 | 133.5(27) | 268.3(51) | 281.2(53) | 204.8(39) | 200.1(39) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(1) |
| Rape | 19.8(4) | 26.3(5) | 21.2(4) | 26.3(5) | 20.5(4) |
| Robbery | 29.7(6) | 31.6(6) | 26.5(5) | 26.3(5) | 5.1(1) |
| Aggravated assault | 84.0(17) | 210.4(40) | 233.4(44) | 152.3(29) | 169.3(33) |
| Property crime | 1547.4(313) | 2062.4(392) | 2222.8(419) | 1533.5(292) | 1939.5(378) |
| Burglary | 276.8(56) | 226.2(43) | 153.8(29) | 168.1(32) | 148.8(29) |
| Larceny | 1137.0(230) | 1588.9(302) | 1634.0(308) | 1013.6(193) | 1436.6(280) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 128.5(26) | 221.0(42) | 419.1(79) | 351.9(67) | 343.8(67) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Ferndale's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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