Photo: Jacob S. grafitti 14:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0The crimes the grade counts fell 32% per resident in Hazel Park from 2023 to 2025
The yearly rates were 3.0 violent crimes and 16.9 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, set against 5.4 and 17.5 in the rest of Michigan. Still, violent crime here is higher than in 73% of U.S. towns; property crime, higher than in 70%. Its Safety Grade, C (#183 of 266 graded towns in Michigan), rests on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025: more crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MI” is every other Michigan city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Hazel Park
3 of the 5 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 5 Michigan towns on Hazel Park’s borders, 5 have a Safety Grade: Royal Oak (B), Madison Heights (C), Ferndale (C), Warren (C−), Detroit (D−). Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Hazel Park’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical. Its violent rate (3.0) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns. Its property rate (16.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Hazel Park property | Rest of Michigan property | Hazel Park violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.0 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 19.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 14.0 | 15.6 | 2.7 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
Crime in Hazel Park per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And about 3 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Hazel Park | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Hazel Park’s police reported 135 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 3.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
251 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
40 violent and 211 property, as reported to the FBI by Hazel Park’s police.
Five people died in crashes on Hazel Park’s roads in 2019–2023
Hazel Park had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 2 were pedestrians. Most of these deaths (3 of 5) were on an Interstate passing through, so they say more about through-traffic than about the town’s own streets.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Hazel Park’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Hazel Park’s own rate (6.7) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Hazel Park and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Park | C | 3.0 | 16.9 |
| Ferndale | C | 2.3 | 18.9 |
| Warren | C− | 5.3 | 15.8 |
| Detroit | D− | 18.2 | 43.0 |
| Madison Heights | C | 2.9 | 15.5 |
| Royal Oak | B | 1.4 | 8.2 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Park | C | 3.0 | 16.9 |
| Berkley | A | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Springfield Township | A | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Lincoln Township | B+ | 1.0 | 8.5 |
| Fraser | C | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| Harper Woods | D− | 6.5 | 45.6 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Hazel Park’s population (14,937), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Hazel Park. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Hazel Park’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (15,093 in 2025); our figure for Hazel Park is 14,937 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Hazel Park
Is Hazel Park, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Hazel Park reports more crime per resident than 71% of U.S. towns, a C Safety Grade and #183 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 3.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Hazel Park?
3.0 violent and 16.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.4 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Hazel Park safer than Ferndale?
Ferndale reports less crime per resident than Hazel Park: Ferndale grades C for safety and Hazel Park C. Ferndale’s police reported 2.3 violent and 18.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Hazel Park?
Hazel Park’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Hazel Park”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.