CrimeMetric

Crime in Southfield Township, Michigan

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Southfield Township at 56% below the U.S. rate per resident: 70% lower for persons crimes and 53% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.4% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Southfield Township's 14 census block groups for 14,726 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 Southfield 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 Southfield 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
7.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 44: 56% below the U.S. rate
53% below the Michigan rate
down 8.4% in a year
Persons crimes
1.0
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 31: 70% below the U.S. rate
77% below the Michigan rate
down 5.1% in a year
Property crimes
6.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 47: 53% below the U.S. rate
44% below the Michigan rate
down 8.8% in a year
Social disorder
7.9
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 34: 66% below the U.S. rate
65% below the Michigan rate
down 5.0% 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 Southfield Township

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 29 and 61.

Map of Southfield Township, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5074.2%
  • 50–10025.8%
  • 100–2000.0%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

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

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault593
Murder570
Aggravated assault2910
Robbery161

Property crimes

Theft from vehicle6526
Motor vehicle theft4711
Other larceny4734
Shoplifting4320
Burglary256

Social disorder

Simple assault4953
Intimidation4314
Weapons violations416
Trespassing3813
Disorderly conduct326
Vandalism2213
Drugs and alcohol1712
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

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

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm56
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am32
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm48
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am30
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 8.4% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-8.4%MI -6.1%-14.0%MI -11.8%
Persons crimes-5.1%MI -1.8%-2.6%MI -1.3%
Property crimes-8.8%MI -7.5%-15.7%MI -15.5%
Social disorder-5.0%MI -2.9%-5.4%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

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

1,617 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Southfield Township's, and 368 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Walnut Park, CA14,748145
Highland Springs, VA14,69598
Warsaw, IN14,74797
Great Bend, KS14,71388
Snoqualmie, WA14,70659
Mill Valley, CA14,72856
Meridianville, AL14,70952
Southfield Township, MI14,72644
Highland City, FL14,72332
Chesterton, IN14,72223

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

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

The closest, Beverly Hills (1 mi), is 24% below Southfield Township's rate.

Southfield3 mi166
Franklin3 mi46
Lathrup Village2 mi45
Southfield Township44
Birmingham2 mi43
Bloomfield Hills4 mi36
Beverly Hills1 mi33
Bloomfield4 mi33
Berkley4 mi25

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

Questions about crime in Southfield Township

Is Southfield Township safe?

Southfield Township's major-crime index is 44, 56% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 58% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 70% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 53% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Southfield Township?

The model expects about 111 major crimes a year in Southfield Township, about 7.5 per 1,000 residents, 56% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Southfield Township?

Expected major crimes in Southfield Township are down 8.4% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.

What are the most common crimes in Southfield Township?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 34 a year), theft from vehicle (about 26 a year) and shoplifting (about 20 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Southfield Township?

The model expects about 26 thefts from vehicles a year in Southfield Township, 35% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Southfield Township?

The model expects about 11 motor vehicle thefts a year in Southfield Township, 53% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Southfield Township safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 32 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 56 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 Southfield Township higher than the Michigan average?

Southfield Township's major-crime index is 44, 53% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Southfield Township compare with Beverly Hills?

Beverly Hills, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 33, 24% below Southfield Township's rate per resident. Southfield Township's is 44.

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. Southfield Township's figures add up its 14 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Southfield 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: 14,726. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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

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