Royal Oak, MI Crime

Royal Oak, MI is a city with relatively low levels of violent and property crime. The violent crime rate in Royal Oak is 12.4, which is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in Royal Oak is 20.8, which is also below the US average of 35.4. This makes Royal Oak one of the safest cities in the country and a great place to live or visit.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Royal Oak violent crime is 12.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Royal Oak property crime is 20.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Royal Oak, MI Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	215	1.6	20.3	49.9	143.3	2679.9	397.3	1992.8	289.8
2001	213.7	0	38.1	81.2	94.4	2570.4	447.2	1848.3	274.9
2002	172.9	0	16.5	57.6	98.8	2309.9	475.8	1598.6	235.4
2003	173.4	0	15.2	70.7	87.6	2539	463	1815	261
2004	180.1	1.7	18.7	71.4	88.4	2343.6	418.1	1694.4	231.1
2005	216.6	1.7	34.1	58	122.8	2424	474.2	1627.4	322.4
2006	185.7	0	29.2	55	101.5	2434.9	484.9	1619.8	330.2
2007	303.3	0	34.7	50.3	218.4	2156.2	391.7	1521.8	242.7
2008	197.9	0	35	59.5	103.3	2003.6	380	1395.8	227.7
2009	174.3	0	42.3	29.9	102.1	1600.4	285.2	1146.1	169
2010	156	1.8	33.7	30.1	90.4	1572.5	312	1099.1	161.3
2011	138.1	3.5	19.2	14	101.4	1849.9	351.4	1339.3	159.1
2012	124.9	0	15.6	20.8	88.5	1748.5	310.5	1287.1	150.9
2013	168.4	0	35.7	35.7	96.9	1345.1	204.1	1032.2	108.8
2014	126.3	1.7	16.8	13.5	94.3	1000.4	128	800	72.4
2015	87.3	3.4	20.2	13.4	50.4	1110.3	161.2	907	42
2016	109.5	0	23.6	13.5	72.4	1030.9	144.9	823.7	62.3
2017	91.1	0	11.8	11.8	67.5	915.6	77.6	752.1	86
2018	94.3	0	18.5	6.7	69	810	107.8	639.9	62.3
2019	102.1	1.7	15.1	6.7	78.7	734.8	63.6	617.7	53.6

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Berkley, MI	58.1	348.8	14,906	2	2019
Huntington Woods, MI	0.0	363.9	6,343	2	2019
Clawson, MI	58.6	435.2	11,994	2	2019
Madison Heights, MI	176.2	1,971.3	29,516	2	2019
Pleasant Ridge, MI	0.0	608.5	2,550	2	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Troy, MI	79.1	1,230.4	79,679	5	2019
Southfield, MI	272.7	2,056.3	73,438	6	2019
Rochester Hills, MI	51.9	613.3	74,669	11	2019
Farmington Hills, MI	107.1	934.0	78,602	12	2019
Pontiac, MI	1,286.1	2,174.2	67,085	12	2019

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J · Brighton, MI

Royal Oak - Safe, Stable and Job Opportunities

Over 5 years ago

Whoever put crime and urban decay as cons for Royal Oak has never been to Royal Oak. It is a very stable and safe suburb with a lot to do and access to many job More

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dave · Royal Oak, MI

jobs

Over 13 years ago

Michigan willturn around as soon as they break the bonds with the car companies. More

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lisa · Royal Oak, MI

Great City

Over 14 years ago

Fun growing More

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