Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Melvindale, MI Crime Grade
How Melvindale 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
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
7/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Melvindale, MI was 365.8 per 100,000 residents (45 incidents over a population of 12,301). That puts Melvindale 12% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 13% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Melvindale (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Melvindale 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 | 1124.9(114) | 455.1(57) | 462.6(58) | 309.8(38) | 365.8(45) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 8.2(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 78.9(8) | 24.0(3) | 47.9(6) | 40.8(5) | 24.4(3) |
| Robbery | 78.9(8) | 24.0(3) | 79.8(10) | 32.6(4) | 16.3(2) |
| Aggravated assault | 967.0(98) | 407.2(51) | 335.0(42) | 228.3(28) | 325.2(40) |
| Property crime | 2200.5(223) | 1453.2(182) | 1563.1(196) | 1173.9(144) | 1040.6(128) |
| Burglary | 513.1(52) | 183.6(23) | 135.6(17) | 203.8(25) | 146.3(18) |
| Larceny | 1203.9(122) | 966.1(121) | 980.9(123) | 709.2(87) | 699.1(86) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 414.4(42) | 303.4(38) | 438.6(55) | 252.7(31) | 170.7(21) |
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: Melvindale'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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