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Is Ann Arbor, MI Safe? 2026 Crime Rates & Safety Report

Key facts

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan reported 75.10 motor vehicle theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.39 times the national reference of 193.00 per 100,000 and 117.90 per 100,000 below that reference, with 91 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan reported 1,493.66 larceny-theft offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 1.35 times the national reference of 1,106.97 per 100,000 and 386.69 per 100,000 above that reference, with 1,810 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan reported 32.18 robbery offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.67 times the national reference of 48.24 per 100,000 and 16.06 per 100,000 below that reference, with 39 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan reported 149.37 burglary offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.79 times the national reference of 188.15 per 100,000 and 38.78 per 100,000 below that reference, with 181 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan reported 220.34 aggravated assault offenses per 100,000 residents in 2025, 0.96 times the national reference of 229.56 per 100,000 and 9.22 per 100,000 below that reference, with 267 annual reported offenses (FBI CDE 2025 profile).

Quick answer

In the Safety Atlas 2026 public safety index, Ann Arbor, MI has an adjusted safety score of 61.81 out of 100. It ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Michigan. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing.

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Chart of Ann Arbor, MI crime statistics: Ann Arbor reported 361 violent offenses in 2025, 1.6% fewer than in 2024. Shows monthly violent offense differences versus 2024.
Ann Arbor reported 361 violent offenses in 2025, 1.6% fewer than in 2024. Source: FBI NIBRS, 2025, MI8121800. Counts of reported offenses, not rates. CC BY 4.0
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Data, definitions and reuse

Violent: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault. Property: burglary, larceny, vehicle theft, arson. Subcategories are excluded to avoid double counting. Counts are offenses reported to police in this jurisdiction, not rates, neighborhood scores or a census of all crime.

Monthly source sums, 2025
MonthViolentProperty
Jan26133
Feb22121
Mar22130
Apr21157
May27204
Jun24166
Jul35197
Aug31227
Sep40191
Oct36211
Nov33183
Dec44174

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61.81 / 100
Adjusted safety score
Personal safety72.91
Property security37.88
Community order69.98

2026 edition, FBI source year 2025.

Analyst takeaways · computed from the 2025 monthly series

Ann Arbor in 7 numbers

  1. Aggravated assault fell 5%. 267 reports in 2025 vs 280 in 2024 (−5%), the largest year-over-year move of any indicator offense.
  2. More than half of all reports are property crime. 2,621 of 4,322 reports (60.6%); larceny-theft alone is 1,810 (41.9%).
  3. Clearances skew toward violent crime. 100% of homicides cleared vs 8% of larcenies and 16.6% of burglaries (2025, reports cleared ÷ reports received).
  4. A second look at aggravated assault. December (34) ran 2.6× June (13); the year finished down 5%.
  5. Burglary is volatile but stable. Monthly counts swung 4.3× (Aug 26 vs Feb 6); the year finished about level with 2024.
  6. The biggest volume isn’t violent. Simple assault (680) and theft from motor vehicle (527) dwarf the whole personal-safety total (361, 8.4% of reports).
  7. Small months, big bars. December’s 14 burglaries vs August’s 26 is a gap of 12 reports, monthly charts amplify small-number swings. Read the 12-month direction, not one bar.

Takeaways are computed from FBI CDE reported counts (source year 2025, MI8121800). They describe reported data, not forecasts; check the methodology and coverage notes before reuse.

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Key Public Safety Indicators

Reported rates per 100,000 residents; national references shown alongside.

Offense Class Annual Count Rate per 100K National Avg vs National
Robbery 39 32.18 48.24 0.67× national
Aggravated Assault 267 220.34 229.56 0.96× national
Burglary 181 149.37 188.15 0.79× national
Larceny-theft 1810 1493.66 1106.97 1.35× national
Motor Vehicle Theft 91 75.1 193.0 0.39× national
FBI NIBRS monthly detail · source year 2025

Ann Arbor monthly trend: reported counts through December 2025

Annual totals hide timing. The bars below show 2025 reported counts per month for the three highest-relative indicator offenses; each table carries the same numbers with FBI pre-computed rates. The full 19-offense monthly series (2020-2025) is downloadable below.

Larceny-theft, month by month

→ Stable, 1810 reports vs 1756 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Larceny-theft 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 202511492.88Full
Feb 202510686.36Full
Mar 202510585.55Full
Apr 2025135109.99Full
May 2025179145.84Full
Jun 2025140114.06Full
Jul 2025169137.69Full
Aug 2025193157.24Full
Sep 2025174141.76Full
Oct 2025182148.28Full
Nov 2025157127.91Full
Dec 2025156127.1Full

Aggravated Assault, month by month

→ Stable, 267 reports vs 280 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Aggravated Assault 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20251613.04Full
Feb 20251411.41Full
Mar 20251613.04Full
Apr 20251411.41Full
May 20251915.48Full
Jun 20251310.59Full
Jul 20252722Full
Aug 20252621.18Full
Sep 20253226.07Full
Oct 20252822.81Full
Nov 20252822.81Full
Dec 20253427.7Full

Burglary, month by month

→ Stable, 181 reports vs 187 in 2024 (about level in reported data).

Burglary 2025: reported counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000
MonthCountRate per 100KCoverage
Jan 20251411.41Full
Feb 202564.89Full
Mar 2025118.96Full
Apr 20251411.41Full
May 20252117.11Full
Jun 20251411.41Full
Jul 20251814.67Full
Aug 20252621.18Full
Sep 202586.52Full
Oct 20251713.85Full
Nov 20251814.67Full
Dec 20251411.41Full

Clearances: what got cleared in 2025

100% of homicides cleared vs 8% of larcenies, clearance follows violent crime, not volume.

Clearances 2025: reports cleared per 100 reports received, highest rate first
OffenseReportedClearedClearance rate
Homicide22100.0%
Aggravated Assault26714453.9%
Robbery39820.5%
Burglary1813016.6%
Larceny-theft1,8101458.0%
Motor Vehicle Theft9188.8%

Clearances ÷ reports received; clearances may concern earlier reports, so this is not a solve rate.

Monthly counts and FBI pre-computed rates per 100,000, FBI CDE source year 2025, MI8121800. Rates use FBI month-specific covered-population denominators and are shown as published, not recomputed. A hyphen (-) means not reported, not zero. Annual totals equal the sum of shown months within ±2% (see manifest).

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City-specific reading

What drives Ann Arbor's safety score?

Ann Arbor ranks in the middle half of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Michigan, ahead of approximately 67% of that scored set. The profile uses a reporting population of 121,179 and source-year data through 2025; it is a citywide agency-level comparison, not a neighborhood forecast.

The strongest of the three score components is Personal Safety at 72.91, while Property Security is lowest at 37.88. The 35.03-point spread shows why the composite should be read by component instead of as a single absolute claim about safety.

Among the five public offense indicators, Larceny-theft is highest relative to its national reference at 1493.66 per 100,000 (1.35× the national rate). Motor Vehicle Theft is lowest on the same relative basis at 75.1 per 100,000 (0.39× national).

Coverage check: 18 of 18 tracked offense classes have reportable values in this profile. Missing values are not converted to zero.

Public indicator mix

Ann Arbor, Michigan recorded 1,810 larceny-theft offenses in 2025, 75.8% of the 2,388 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 39 robbery reports (1.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Ann Arbor, Michigan recorded 267 aggravated assault offenses in 2025, 11.2% of the 2,388 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 39 robbery reports (1.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Ann Arbor, Michigan recorded 181 burglary offenses in 2025, 7.6% of the 2,388 reports across its five public indicators, compared with 39 robbery reports (1.6%); this share covers only those five indicators, excluding other offense classes.

Ann Arbor, Michigan uses a reporting population of 121,179 residents and has values for 18 of the 18 tracked offense classes (100.0%) in its 2025 profile; coverage describes available classes rather than the share of residents reporting crime.

Ann Arbor, Michigan has an adjusted score of 61.81 points out of 100 versus 68.15 in Sterling Heights, Michigan, a difference of 6.34 points below that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Ann Arbor ranks 2 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Ann Arbor, Michigan has an adjusted score of 61.81 points out of 100 versus 40.52 in Warren, Michigan, a difference of 21.29 points above that displayed state peer in the 2025 source-year profile; Ann Arbor ranks 2 of 6 scored jurisdictions in the published state comparison set.

Detailed Crime Class Breakdown

Additional tracked offense classes

  • Homicide
  • Rape
  • Kidnapping/Abduction
  • Human Trafficking
  • Arson
  • Theft From Building
  • Theft From Motor Vehicle
  • Simple Assault
  • Intimidation
  • Stolen Property Offenses
  • Vandalism
  • Weapon Law Violations
  • Drug/Narcotic Violations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ann Arbor safe compared to other places in Michigan?

Ann Arbor is classified as having moderate relative safety in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index. It has an adjusted safety score of 61.81 out of 100 and ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Michigan.

What is the crime rate in Ann Arbor?

Public offense rates are listed above.

What is Ann Arbor's safety rating?

Ann Arbor's safety rating in the 2026 Safety Atlas Index is 61.81 out of 100, which ranks #2 in this comparison set out of the 6 jurisdictions in the current scored comparison set in Michigan. Its overall crime trajectory is currently classified as increasing, using source-year data through 2025.

What is the safest neighborhood in Ann Arbor?

This profile covers the reporting jurisdiction; consult local sources for neighborhood detail.

Why are some crime statistics locked for Ann Arbor?

Full offense series: state workbook.

How fresh is the monthly crime data on this page?

Monthly figures track FBI CDE source year 2025, the same vintage as the annual table above. A new FBI release typically lags several months; the caption stamps the source year and export date. Values can revise when the FBI re-publishes. Full monthly series for Ann Arbor are downloadable as JSON and CSV.

Why does the monthly chart move so much?

Monthly counts are small numbers, a difference of a few reports swings the bar. Reporting practice, staffing, and seasonal patterns all move single months. Read the 12-month direction in the trajectory line, not one bar. This profile measures the reporting jurisdiction only; it cannot rank neighborhoods within Ann Arbor.

What does the clearance rate on this page mean?

It divides 2025 reports cleared by 2025 reports received for that offense, including clearances of earlier reports, so it is a workload snapshot, not a guarantee a given case is solved. In Ann Arbor, violent offenses clear at far higher rates than property offenses (homicide 100%, larceny-theft 8%). Monthly clearance detail is not published yet.

Reading notes

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Safety Atlas methodology · 2026 coverage report

Cite This Public Safety Profile

Citation formats:

APA Citation Format:
Safety Atlas. (2026). Ann Arbor, MI Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates. Retrieved from https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/mi/ann-arbor
MLA Citation Format:
"Ann Arbor, MI Public Safety Profile & Crime Rates." Safety Atlas, 2026, https://www.safetyatlas.us/safety/mi/ann-arbor.

Primary Source Data Integrity

  • Crime Counts: FBI National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) database.
  • Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate boundaries.
  • Methodology: Adjusted per-capita normalization with small-sample relief controls. View our complete Methodology Documentation.