Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture · CC BY-SA 4.0On violent crime, Livonia has a higher rate per resident than 63% of U.S. towns
The crimes the grade counts fell 17% per resident from 2023 to 2025. Even so, the grade is C+, built on crimes Livonia’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #155 of 266 graded towns in Michigan. Annual rates stand at 2.3 violent crimes and 13.3 incidents of property crime for every thousand residents, next to 5.5 and 17.5 in the rest of Michigan.
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 Livonia
2 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Michigan towns on Livonia’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Plymouth Township (A−), Farmington Hills (B), Westland (C−), Redford Township (D). Neighbors ↓
A job center
Livonia has 73,636 jobs based in town for 92,603 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
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 Livonia’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 (2.3) 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 (13.3) 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 | Livonia property | Rest of Michigan property | Livonia violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.3 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 12.6 | 17.4 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Livonia | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Livonia’s police reported 647 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Livonia 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 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,340 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.
201 violent and 1,139 property, as reported to the FBI by Livonia’s police.
22 people died in crashes on Livonia’s roads in 2019–2023
Livonia had 22 fatal crashes in five years, in which 22 people died; 5 were pedestrians. 3 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 4.7 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, about the same as the median for Michigan towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.3, 77 towns).
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.
Livonia and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia | C+ | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Redford Township | D | 6.1 | 20.6 |
| Plymouth Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Farmington Hills | B | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| Westland | C− | 4.6 | 13.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livonia | C+ | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Shelby Township | B+ | 1.5 | 5.4 |
| Troy | B | 1.0 | 12.0 |
| Canton Township | B− | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Clinton Township | C | 3.1 | 14.1 |
| Dearborn | C | 2.8 | 19.5 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Livonia’s population (92,603), 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 Livonia. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Livonia’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (92,547 in 2025); our figure for Livonia is 92,603 (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 Livonia
Is Livonia, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Livonia reports more crime per resident than 60% of U.S. towns, a C+ Safety Grade and #155 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 2.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.5 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Livonia?
2.3 violent and 13.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.5 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Livonia in 2025?
Livonia’s police reported 0 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 0.0 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Livonia safer than Redford Township?
Redford Township reports more crime per resident than Livonia: Redford Township grades D for safety and Livonia C+. Redford Township’s police reported 6.1 violent and 20.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Livonia?
Livonia’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Livonia”. 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.