Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Wayne, MI Crime Grade
How Wayne 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
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
9/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Wayne, MI was 588.1 per 100,000 residents (100 incidents over a population of 17,003). That puts Wayne 81% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 39% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
That ranks Wayne #3,407 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 10% of them, and #112 of 138 in Michigan. Violent crime is down 17% year over year and down 34% over the last five years.
Wayne, MI crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- Michigan Grade
- F (9/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 588.1 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,407 of 3,771
- MI rank
- #112 of 138
- Safer than
- 10% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 17%
- 5-year change
- down 34%
- Population
- 17,003
- Reporting agency
- Wayne Police Department
- Data year
- 2025 · FBI UCR
Reported by Wayne Police Department (FBI ORI MI8281200) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Wayne (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Wayne 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 | 884.7(147) | 1064.6(184) | 860.3(148) | 704.5(119) | 588.1(100) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 11.6(2) | 17.4(3) | 5.9(1) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 102.3(17) | 81.0(14) | 87.2(15) | 82.9(14) | 58.8(10) |
| Robbery | 108.3(18) | 69.4(12) | 110.4(19) | 53.3(9) | 58.8(10) |
| Aggravated assault | 674.0(112) | 902.6(156) | 645.2(111) | 562.4(95) | 470.5(80) |
| Property crime | 1612.9(268) | 2117.6(366) | 1947.3(335) | 1338.0(226) | 1282.1(218) |
| Burglary | 355.1(59) | 416.6(72) | 360.4(62) | 183.5(31) | 111.7(19) |
| Larceny | 968.9(161) | 1255.5(217) | 1127.7(194) | 769.6(130) | 776.3(132) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 264.8(44) | 439.7(76) | 459.2(79) | 349.3(59) | 364.6(62) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Wayne, 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 Wayne 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 Wayne calculated?
- Wayne'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 Wayne 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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