Detroit Suburbs' Crime Scores, Ranked by FBI Data (2026)
By Sharon Ben-Moshe · August 10, 2026
Troy, Michigan's FBI crime score is more than triple Detroit's citywide 25/100. See how Troy, Livonia, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, and Warren compare, and why the gap between Detroit and its suburbs is so wide.
According to FBI Uniform Crime Reporting data, Troy, Michigan's crime score of 80 out of 100 is more than three times Detroit's citywide score of 25 — and the two cities sit just 15 miles apart. Here's how five Detroit-area suburbs compare on NeighborScore's crime component, and why the gap is so wide.
Detroit-Area Crime Scores, City vs. Suburb
- Detroit (26 scored ZIP codes, citywide average): crime score 25
- Dearborn and Warren: crime score 45
- Livonia and Sterling Heights: crime score 65
- Troy: crime score 80
Michigan's statewide average crime score is 64 and the national average is 63 — meaning Detroit sits far below both, Dearborn and Warren sit below both, Livonia and Sterling Heights land almost exactly on both averages, and Troy sits well above both.
Why the Gap Is So Wide
Detroit's 25/100 reflects the city's own municipal-agency FBI data. Troy, Livonia, Sterling Heights, Dearborn, and Warren are each separately incorporated cities with their own police departments, so each gets its own agency-level score rather than inheriting Detroit's or Wayne County's figure. That's a higher-resolution data tier than many metros get — in cities without individually mapped suburban police agencies, a suburb 15 miles from a low-scoring city often shares that city's county-wide number. Here, the underlying FBI reports show genuinely different rates.
Top-Scoring Suburban ZIP Codes
- 48084 (Troy): crime 80, school 76, overall 78
- 48085 (Troy): crime 80, school 72, overall 76
- 48312 (Sterling Heights): crime 65, school 62, overall 64
- 48152 (Livonia): crime 65, school 60, overall 63
A step down, 48128 (Dearborn) scores crime 45 and overall 51, and 48092 (Warren) scores crime 45 and overall 48 — both still well above Detroit's citywide 25, but a clear step below the Livonia/Sterling Heights tier.
Bottom Line
Troy posts the highest crime score among Detroit-area suburbs in NeighborScore's dataset at 80/100, more than triple Detroit's citywide 25. Livonia and Sterling Heights cluster in the middle at 65, with Dearborn and Warren at 45 — a clear four-tier spread driven by genuinely different FBI municipal-agency data, not a data-resolution artifact. See how NeighborScore works or the FBI Crime Data Explorer for the underlying reports.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Troy’s crime score so much higher than Detroit’s?
Troy is a separately incorporated city with its own police department, so it gets its own FBI municipal-agency crime score (80/100) rather than inheriting Detroit’s citywide figure (25/100) — a genuine difference in reported crime rates, not a data-resolution artifact.
How do Detroit’s suburbs rank on crime score?
Troy leads at 80, followed by Livonia and Sterling Heights at 65, then Dearborn and Warren at 45, compared with Detroit’s citywide score of 25 — a four-tier spread across suburbs roughly 15 miles apart.
How does Michigan’s statewide average crime score compare to these suburbs?
Michigan’s statewide average is 64, nearly identical to the 63 national average. Troy (80) sits well above both; Detroit (25), Dearborn, and Warren (45) sit well below both; Livonia and Sterling Heights (65) land almost exactly on the average.
Which Detroit-area ZIP code has the highest overall NeighborScore?
48084 in Troy leads at 78, combining an 80 crime score with a 76 school score.