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On crimes reported to the FBI by Taylor’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D for safety: #231 of 266 graded towns in 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 Taylor
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 3 Michigan towns on Taylor’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Brownstown Township (B), Dearborn Heights (C), Romulus (D). Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Taylor’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.
Violent crime, by year and by type
Taylor’s police reported 1,416 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | Taylor | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 19 property crimes reported
And about 8 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
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.
Reported crime is steady
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.
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| Year | Taylor property | Rest of Michigan property | Taylor violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 20.2 | 19.4 | 7.3 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 20.2 | 17.3 | 8.4 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
1,625 crimes reported in 2025
458 violent and 1,167 property, as reported to the FBI by Taylor’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
31 people died in crashes on Taylor’s roads in 2019–2023
Taylor had 29 fatal crashes in five years, in which 31 people died; 5 were pedestrians and 2 were cyclists. 11 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.0 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.
Taylor and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | D | 7.7 | 19.8 |
| Romulus | D | 8.7 | 21.6 |
| Brownstown Township | B | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | D | 7.7 | 19.8 |
| West Bloomfield Township | A− | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| Novi | B+ | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| Royal Oak | B | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| St. Clair Shores | B− | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| Pontiac | D | 9.6 | 16.4 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Taylor’s population (61,279), by grade.
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 Taylor. 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 Taylor’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (61,146 in 2025); our figure for Taylor is 61,279 (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 Taylor
Is Taylor, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Taylor reports more crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, a D Safety Grade and #231 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 7.7 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 Taylor?
7.7 violent and 19.8 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.
Is crime going up or down in Taylor?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Taylor in 2025?
Taylor’s police reported 3 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 4.9 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Taylor safer than Romulus?
Romulus reports more crime per resident than Taylor: Romulus grades D for safety and Taylor D. Romulus’s police reported 8.7 violent and 21.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Taylor?
Taylor’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Taylor”. 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.