Crime in Independence, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Independence at 81% below the U.S. rate per resident: 75% lower for persons crimes and 82% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 12.4% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Independence. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 3.3 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.8 violent, 2.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Independence is lower than 97% of the 343 other Michigan places and 97% 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 Independence's 26 census block groups for 38,503 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 Independence.
- 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 Independence
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 13 and 23.
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Every crime type in Independence is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
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Highest on weekday daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 12.4% 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.
Independence against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
1,106 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Independence's, and 13 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Independence's major-crime index is lower than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Waterford (5 mi), is 3.0 times Independence's rate.
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Questions about crime in Independence
Is Independence safe?
Independence's major-crime index is 19, 81% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 97% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 75% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 82% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Independence?
The model expects about 126 major crimes a year in Independence, about 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 81% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Independence?
Expected major crimes in Independence are down 12.4% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Independence?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 39 a year), aggravated assault (about 24 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 22 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Independence?
The model expects about 22 thefts from vehicles a year in Independence, 78% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Independence?
The model expects about 9 motor vehicle thefts a year in Independence, 85% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Independence safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 17 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 22 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 Independence higher than the Michigan average?
Independence's major-crime index is 19, 79% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Independence compare with Waterford?
Waterford, 5 miles away, has a major-crime index of 57, 3.0 times Independence's rate per resident. Independence's is 19.
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. Independence's figures add up its 26 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Independence 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: 38,503. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Independence, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/independence
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