Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Royal Oak, MI Crime Grade
How Royal Oak 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
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
4/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Royal Oak, MI was 145.8 per 100,000 residents (85 incidents over a population of 58,300). That puts Royal Oak Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 66% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Royal Oak #1,589 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 58% of them, and #43 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is up 16% year over year and up 41% over the last five years.
Royal Oak, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- B (5/10)
- Michigan Grade
- B (4/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 145.8 / 100k
- National rank
- #1,589 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #43 of 138
- Safer than
- 58% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- up 16%
- 5-year change
- up 41%
- Population
- 58,300
- Reporting agency
- Royal Oak Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Royal Oak Police Department (FBI ORI MI6371400) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Royal Oak (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Royal Oak 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 | 103.2(61) | 133.2(77) | 155.5(89) | 125.7(72) | 145.8(85) |
| Murder | 1.7(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 5.1(3) |
| Rape | 15.2(9) | 15.6(9) | 19.2(11) | 7.0(4) | 5.1(3) |
| Robbery | 15.2(9) | 12.1(7) | 8.7(5) | 12.2(7) | 10.3(6) |
| Aggravated assault | 71.0(42) | 105.5(61) | 127.5(73) | 106.5(61) | 125.2(73) |
| Property crime | 705.1(417) | 802.7(464) | 941.8(539) | 806.9(462) | 744.4(434) |
| Burglary | 50.7(30) | 53.6(31) | 55.9(32) | 64.6(37) | 42.9(25) |
| Larceny | 586.8(347) | 653.9(378) | 728.6(417) | 621.8(356) | 600.3(350) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 64.3(38) | 90.0(52) | 155.5(89) | 118.8(68) | 96.1(56) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Royal Oak, 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 Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak calculated?
- Royal Oak'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 Royal Oak 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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