Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Southgate, MI Crime Grade
How Southgate 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 Southgate, MI was 374.0 per 100,000 residents (108 incidents over a population of 28,880). That puts Southgate Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 12% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Southgate #2,941 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 22% of them, and #94 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 16% year over year and up 5% over the last five years.
Southgate, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- D (8/10)
- Michigan Grade
- C (7/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 374.0 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,941 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #94 of 138
- Safer than
- 22% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 16%
- 5-year change
- up 5%
- Population
- 28,880
- Reporting agency
- Southgate Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Southgate Police Department (FBI ORI MI8275200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Southgate (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Southgate 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 | 354.5(103) | 413.2(123) | 409.6(121) | 446.0(128) | 374.0(108) |
| Murder | 6.9(2) | 10.1(3) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 3.5(1) |
| Rape | 37.9(11) | 13.4(4) | 16.9(5) | 31.4(9) | 27.7(8) |
| Robbery | 48.2(14) | 23.5(7) | 33.9(10) | 31.4(9) | 17.3(5) |
| Aggravated assault | 261.6(76) | 366.2(109) | 358.8(106) | 383.2(110) | 325.5(94) |
| Property crime | 2037.7(592) | 1934.9(576) | 1994.0(589) | 2017.3(579) | 1492.4(431) |
| Burglary | 275.4(80) | 144.4(43) | 196.4(58) | 181.2(52) | 114.3(33) |
| Larceny | 1521.4(442) | 1508.3(449) | 1492.9(441) | 1543.4(443) | 1163.4(336) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 223.7(65) | 265.4(79) | 287.8(85) | 292.7(84) | 211.2(61) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Southgate, 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 Southgate 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 Southgate calculated?
- Southgate'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 Southgate 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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