Crime & Safety in Dearborn
Dearborn's crime picture is genuinely two-sided: a below-average overall CrimeGrade.org rating alongside a real, current, and specific multi-year decline in violent crime.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed below-average overall rating
CrimeGrade.org's overall citywide rating ran D+ (24th percentile for safety) -- a real, disclosed challenge this record states plainly.
A real, current, and specific improvement
Alongside that overall rating, Dearborn's violent crime fell 14% in 2025 alone -- a cumulative 20% decline over the prior two years -- with the city maintaining a low homicide count throughout.
Crime concentrates geographically -- neighborhood matters
Approximately 92% of Dearborn's 38 analyzed neighborhoods score A or B for safety, with Dearborn Hills specifically standing out at an A grade (90th percentile) -- confirm a specific address directly rather than relying on either the citywide figure or a single favorable neighborhood.
Key takeaways
- Dearborn's overall CrimeGrade.org rating (D+) runs genuinely below average.
- Violent crime fell 14% in 2025 alone, a real, disclosed multi-year improvement.
- 92% of analyzed neighborhoods score A/B for safety -- crime concentrates geographically.
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