Photo: Dwight Burdette · CC BY 3.0For violent crime, Redford Township trails 92% of U.S. towns per resident
2 of the 3 towns next door with figures record less crime per resident. By contrast, the rate the grade counts dropped 24% from 2023 to 2025. On the record of crimes Redford Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it takes D for safety: #228 of 266 graded towns in Michigan. Each year brought 6.1 violent crimes and 20.6 incidents of property crime for every 1,000 residents (5.4 and 17.4 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 Redford Township
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Michigan towns on Redford Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Livonia (C+), Dearborn Heights (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 Redford 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 higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Redford Township property | Rest of Michigan property | Redford Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.1 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 25.2 | 19.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 19.0 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 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 | Redford Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Redford Township’s police reported 874 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 6.1 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 Redford 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 7 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
1,144 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.
312 violent and 832 property, as reported to the FBI by Redford Township’s police.
23 people died in crashes on Redford Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Redford Township had 23 fatal crashes in five years, in which 23 people died; 4 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 4 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 9.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above 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.
Redford Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redford Township | D | 6.1 | 20.6 |
| Detroit | D− | 18.2 | 43.0 |
| Livonia | C+ | 2.3 | 13.3 |
| Dearborn Heights | C | 4.2 | 13.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redford Township | D | 6.1 | 20.6 |
| Commerce Township | A− | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Chesterfield Township | B | 1.3 | 10.1 |
| East Lansing | C+ | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| Portage | C− | 2.5 | 29.1 |
| Roseville | D | 5.1 | 33.7 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Redford Township’s population (47,432), 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 Redford 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 Redford Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (47,379 in 2025); our figure for Redford Township is 47,432 (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 Redford Township
Is Redford Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Redford Township reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #228 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 6.1 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 Redford Township?
6.1 violent and 20.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.4 and 17.4; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
How many homicides were there in Redford Township in 2025?
Redford 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 Redford Township safer than Detroit?
Detroit reports more crime per resident than Redford Township: Detroit grades D− for safety and Redford Township D. Detroit’s police reported 18.2 violent and 43.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Redford Township?
Redford Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Redford 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.