Crime & Safety in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor's crime profile is disclosed here as a real, genuine positive relative to the national average: per cited crime-data aggregators, Ann Arbor's overall crime rate runs approximately 20.15 per 1,000 residents against a cited national average of 33.37 -- roughly 12% below the national average, with violent crime running notably low.
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Learn moreA Real, Below-National-Average Overall Crime Rate
Per cited crime-data aggregators, Ann Arbor's overall crime rate runs approximately 20.15 per 1,000 residents against a cited national average of 33.37 -- roughly 12% below the national average by one cited comparison. This record states this real, favorable figure plainly, consistent with its sourcing discipline elsewhere in this project.
Violent Crime Runs Notably Low
Violent crime specifically runs approximately 3.04 per 1,000 versus a cited national average of 13.32 -- a real, substantial gap. The violent-crime victim likelihood runs approximately 1 in 289, while the property-crime victim likelihood runs approximately 1 in 45.
A Real, Meaningful Neighborhood-Level Nuance
Of 54 cited Ann Arbor neighborhoods, 92.6% are graded A and another 5.6% are graded B for safety (a combined 98.2% graded A or B), per the sourced analysis -- though genuine, disclosed neighborhood-level variation still exists (Foxfire cited as A+, Parkway Meadows cited as D+), a real reason to research a specific neighborhood directly.
The Single Largest Specific Concern: Larceny/Theft
The sourced analysis flags larceny/theft as running approximately 18% above average, even as the overall and violent-crime figures run well below average -- a real, specific, disclosed nuance worth noting rather than an unqualified 'Ann Arbor is safe' claim. Rape specifically runs approximately 28% below average per the same sourced analysis.
Key takeaways
- Ann Arbor's overall crime rate runs approximately 20.15 per 1,000 residents, roughly 12% below the cited national average of 33.37 -- a real, favorable position.
- Violent crime runs notably low (approximately 3.04 per 1,000 vs. a national average of 13.32), with a violent-crime victim likelihood of roughly 1 in 289.
- A combined 98.2% of 54 cited Ann Arbor neighborhoods are graded A or B for safety, though real neighborhood-level variation still exists.
- Larceny/theft runs approximately 18% above average, a real, specific, disclosed exception to the otherwise favorable citywide crime picture.
- These figures come from secondary aggregators rather than an independently re-verified primary dataset this pass -- disclosed as a modest confidence caveat.
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