Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Waterford Township, MI Crime Grade
How Waterford Township 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 Waterford Township, MI was 226.7 per 100,000 residents (160 incidents over a population of 70,573). That puts Waterford Township Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 46% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Waterford Township #2,237 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 41% of them, and #67 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 21% year over year and up 4% over the last five years.
Waterford Township, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- C (6/10)
- Michigan Grade
- B (5/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 226.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #2,237 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #67 of 138
- Safer than
- 41% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 21%
- 5-year change
- up 4%
- Population
- 70,573
- Reporting agency
- Waterford Township Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Waterford Township Police Department (FBI ORI MI6380800) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Waterford Township (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Waterford Township 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 | 217.4(157) | 237.6(166) | 283.4(196) | 286.7(198) | 226.7(160) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) | 1.4(1) | 2.8(2) |
| Rape | 29.1(21) | 30.1(21) | 33.3(23) | 37.6(26) | 25.5(18) |
| Robbery | 8.3(6) | 20.0(14) | 13.0(9) | 11.6(8) | 5.7(4) |
| Aggravated assault | 180.0(130) | 186.1(130) | 235.7(163) | 236.0(163) | 192.7(136) |
| Property crime | 793.5(573) | 894.8(625) | 828.6(573) | 835.4(577) | 623.5(440) |
| Burglary | 200.8(145) | 168.9(118) | 108.5(75) | 183.9(127) | 89.3(63) |
| Larceny | 509.6(368) | 619.9(433) | 584.2(404) | 499.5(345) | 460.5(325) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 76.2(55) | 97.4(68) | 122.9(85) | 149.1(103) | 68.0(48) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Waterford Township, 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 Waterford Township 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 Waterford Township calculated?
- Waterford Township'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 Waterford Township 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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