Crime in Washington, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Washington at 73% below the U.S. rate per resident: 56% lower for persons crimes and 77% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 12.1% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Washington. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 4.6 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (1.4 violent, 3.2 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Washington is lower than 89% of the 343 other Michigan places and 89% 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 Washington's 14 census block groups for 29,570 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 Washington.
- 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 Washington
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 26.
- 0–5084.6%
- 50–10015.4%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in Washington is near or below 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 fell 12.1% 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.
Washington against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
1,042 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Washington's, and 57 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Washington's major-crime index is higher than 2, lower than 4 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Romeo (4 mi), is about Washington's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Washington
Is Washington safe?
Washington's major-crime index is 27, 73% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 89% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 56% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 77% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Washington?
The model expects about 135 major crimes a year in Washington, about 4.6 per 1,000 residents, 73% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Washington?
Expected major crimes in Washington are down 12.1% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Washington?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 41 a year), aggravated assault (about 32 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 19 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Washington?
The model expects about 19 thefts from vehicles a year in Washington, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Washington?
The model expects about 12 motor vehicle thefts a year in Washington, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Washington safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 20 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 34 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 Washington higher than the Michigan average?
Washington's major-crime index is 27, 71% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Washington compare with Romeo?
Romeo, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 27, about Washington's rate per resident. Washington's is 27.
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. Washington's figures add up its 14 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Washington 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: 29,570. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Washington, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/washington
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