Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Madison Heights, MI Crime Grade
How Madison Heights 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
7/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
6/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Madison Heights, MI was 292.8 per 100,000 residents (84 incidents over a population of 28,684). That puts Madison Heights Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 31% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Madison Heights #2,617 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 31% of them, and #79 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 2% year over year and down 3% over the last five years.
Madison Heights, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (7/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (6/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 292.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,617 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #79 of 138
- Safer than
- 31% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 2%
- 5-year change
- down 3%
- Population
- 28,684
- Reporting agency
- Madison Heights Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Madison Heights Police Department (FBI ORI MI6354700) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Madison Heights (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Madison Heights 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 | 300.4(89) | 242.2(68) | 294.0(83) | 287.4(81) | 292.8(84) |
| Murder | 6.8(2) | 3.6(1) | 0.0(0) | 7.1(2) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 33.8(10) | 24.9(7) | 31.9(9) | 21.3(6) | 31.4(9) |
| Robbery | 57.4(17) | 46.3(13) | 46.1(13) | 28.4(8) | 38.3(11) |
| Aggravated assault | 202.5(60) | 167.4(47) | 216.1(61) | 230.6(65) | 223.1(64) |
| Property crime | 1789.0(530) | 1919.6(539) | 1905.8(538) | 1486.4(419) | 1321.3(379) |
| Burglary | 232.9(69) | 192.3(54) | 226.7(64) | 113.5(32) | 104.6(30) |
| Larceny | 1306.3(387) | 1478.0(415) | 1349.7(381) | 1110.4(313) | 993.6(285) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 243.0(72) | 249.3(70) | 322.4(91) | 248.3(70) | 216.1(62) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Madison Heights, 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 Madison Heights 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 Madison Heights calculated?
- Madison Heights'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 Madison Heights 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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