Fewer crimes per resident are recorded in Lyon Township than in 93% of U.S. towns
Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.4 violent crime and 2.9 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 5.4 and 17.5 in the rest of Michigan. What’s more, it grades A for safety on crimes Lyon Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025: #8 of 266 graded towns in Michigan. Its 4 neighbors with figures all record more crime per resident.
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 Lyon Township
Lyon Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 6 Michigan towns on Lyon Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: South Lyon (A), Green Oak Township (A), Novi (B+), Wixom (B). Milford Township and Salem Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Lyon Township’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 lower than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Lyon Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Lyon Township’s police reported 32 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.4 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Lyon Township 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 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Lyon Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Lyon Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1 | 18.8 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 5.8 |
| 2024 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
90 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.
13 violent and 77 property, as reported to the FBI by Lyon Township’s police.
Seven people died in crashes on Lyon Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Lyon Township had 7 fatal crashes in five years, in which seven people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
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 Lyon Township’s size would see about 8 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Lyon Township’s own rate (5.6) 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.
Lyon Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | A | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| South Lyon | A | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Milford Township | — | — | — |
| Green Oak Township | A | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Novi | B+ | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Wixom | B | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| Salem Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Milford Township and Salem Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | A | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Plymouth Township | A− | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Garden City | B− | 2.7 | 7.9 |
| Allen Park | C+ | 2.1 | 16.8 |
| Auburn Hills | C− | 3.2 | 20.2 |
| Hamtramck | C− | 5.8 | 16.6 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Lyon Township’s population (26,867), 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 Lyon Township. 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 Lyon Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (27,456 in 2025); our figure for Lyon Township is 26,867 (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 Lyon Township
Is Lyon Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lyon Township reports less crime per resident than 93% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #8 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 0.4 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 Lyon Township?
0.4 violent and 2.9 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.
How many homicides were there in Lyon Township in 2025?
Lyon Township’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 Lyon Township safer than South Lyon?
South Lyon reports more crime per resident than Lyon Township: South Lyon grades A for safety and Lyon Township A. South Lyon’s police reported 0.7 violent and 3.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lyon Township?
Lyon Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lyon Township”. 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.