Crime in Delta, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Delta at about the U.S. rate per resident: 29% lower for persons crimes and 11% higher for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 5.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Delta. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 17.8 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.2 violent, 15.6 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Delta is higher than 69% of the 343 other Michigan places and 65% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Delta's 25 census block groups for 33,137 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
- 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 Delta.
- 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.
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 Delta
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 27 and 91.
- 0–5049.9%
- 50–10029.4%
- 100–2005.0%
- 200–4008.6%
- 400+7.2%
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Shoplifting stands out most, at 3.0 times the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 5.4% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%
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.
Delta against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
240 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Delta's, and 182 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Delta's major-crime index is higher than 4, lower than 2 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Waverly (1 mi), is about Delta's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Delta
Is Delta safe?
Delta's major-crime index is 104, about the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 69% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 29% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 11% above the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Delta?
The model expects about 590 major crimes a year in Delta, about 17.8 per 1,000 residents, about the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Delta?
Expected major crimes in Delta are up 5.4% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Delta?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 318 a year), other larceny (about 95 a year) and aggravated assault (about 51 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Delta?
The model expects about 49 thefts from vehicles a year in Delta, 44% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Delta?
The model expects about 30 motor vehicle thefts a year in Delta, 44% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Delta safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 77 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 133 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 Delta higher than the Michigan average?
Delta's major-crime index is 104, within 15% of the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Delta compare with Waverly?
Waverly, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 103, about Delta's rate per resident. Delta's is 104.
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. Delta's figures add up its 25 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Delta 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: 33,137. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Delta, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/delta
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