CrimeMetric

Crime in Brighton Township, Michigan

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Brighton Township at 80% below the U.S. rate per resident: 77% lower for persons crimes and 81% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.4% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Brighton Township's 15 census block groups for 19,725 residents. How Michigan residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 97.5%, summary counts only for 0.6% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 1.9% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Brighton Township:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Brighton Township.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
3.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 20: 80% below the U.S. rate
78% below the Michigan rate
down 7.4% in a year
Persons crimes
0.7
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 23: 77% below the U.S. rate
82% below the Michigan rate
down 4.4% in a year
Property crimes
2.8
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 20: 81% below the U.S. rate
77% below the Michigan rate
down 8.1% in a year
Social disorder
6.2
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 27: 73% below the U.S. rate
73% below the Michigan rate
down 5.4% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Brighton Township

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 10 and 18.

Map of Brighton Township, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5092.1%
  • 50–1007.4%
  • 100–2000.0%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Every crime type in Brighton Township is near or below the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Murder530
Rape / sexual assault524
Aggravated assault2210
Robbery61

Property crimes

Shoplifting2415
Other larceny2121
Burglary176
Theft from vehicle179
Motor vehicle theft124

Social disorder

Simple assault3753
Weapons violations347
Trespassing3014
Disorderly conduct297
Intimidation2210
Vandalism2218
Drugs and alcohol1414
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm24
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am16
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm22
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am17
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.4% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.4%MI -6.1%-11.5%MI -11.8%
Persons crimes-4.4%MI -1.8%+1.2%MI -1.3%
Property crimes-8.1%MI -7.5%-15.0%MI -15.5%
Social disorder-5.4%MI -2.9%-4.0%MI -5.4%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Michigan in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Brighton Township against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

2,378 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Brighton Township's, and 89 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Alamo, TX19,767199
Norwood, OH19,769181
South El Monte, CA19,713176
Orange, TX19,69367
Valinda, CA19,75465
Sheridan, WY19,69355
Cutlerville, MI19,74850
Mount Vernon, OH19,70546
Upper Grand Lagoon, FL19,74335
Brighton Township, MI19,72520

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Brighton Township's major-crime index is higher than 1, lower than 4 and within 15% of 3 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Brighton (3 mi), is 4.0 times Brighton Township's rate.

Brighton3 mi81
Milford8 mi54
Milford Township7 mi43
Genoa5 mi39
Hartland Township6 mi22
South Lyon8 mi21
Brighton Township20
Lyon8 mi18
Highland9 mi17

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Brighton Township

Is Brighton Township safe?

Brighton Township's major-crime index is 20, 80% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 96% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 77% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 81% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Brighton Township?

The model expects about 68 major crimes a year in Brighton Township, about 3.5 per 1,000 residents, 80% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Brighton Township?

Expected major crimes in Brighton Township are down 7.4% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.

What are the most common crimes in Brighton Township?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 21 a year), shoplifting (about 15 a year) and aggravated assault (about 10 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Brighton Township?

The model expects about 9 thefts from vehicles a year in Brighton Township, 83% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Brighton Township?

The model expects about 4 motor vehicle thefts a year in Brighton Township, 88% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Brighton Township safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 17 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 24 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Brighton Township higher than the Michigan average?

Brighton Township's major-crime index is 20, 78% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Brighton Township compare with Brighton?

Brighton, 3 miles away, has a major-crime index of 81, 4.0 times Brighton Township's rate per resident. Brighton Township's is 20.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Brighton Township's figures add up its 15 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Brighton Township has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 19,725. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Brighton Township, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/brighton-township

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