Crime in Waterford, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Waterford at 44% below the U.S. rate per resident: 25% lower for persons crimes and 48% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are up 7.3% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Waterford. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 9.7 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (2.4 violent, 7.3 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Waterford is lower than 45% of the 343 other Michigan places and 53% 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 Waterford's 64 census block groups for 70,561 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 Waterford.
- 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 Waterford
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 28 and 65.
- 0–5060.0%
- 50–10030.8%
- 100–2008.1%
- 200–4001.1%
- 400+0.0%
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Intimidation stands out most, at 44% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
About the same at every time of week
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime rose 7.3% 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.
Waterford against U.S. places with 50,000 to 100,000 residents
422 of the 580 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Waterford's, and 77 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 91. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Waterford's major-crime index is higher than 6 and lower than 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Keego Harbor (4 mi), is 32% below Waterford's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Waterford
Is Waterford safe?
Waterford's major-crime index is 57, 44% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 45% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 25% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 48% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Waterford?
The model expects about 685 major crimes a year in Waterford, about 9.7 per 1,000 residents, 44% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Waterford?
Expected major crimes in Waterford are up 7.3% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in Waterford?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 190 a year), aggravated assault (about 141 a year) and shoplifting (about 135 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Waterford?
The model expects about 85 thefts from vehicles a year in Waterford, 55% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Waterford?
The model expects about 46 motor vehicle thefts a year in Waterford, 59% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Waterford safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 56 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 59 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 Waterford higher than the Michigan average?
Waterford's major-crime index is 57, 39% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Waterford compare with Keego Harbor?
Keego Harbor, 4 miles away, has a major-crime index of 39, 32% below Waterford's rate per resident. Waterford's is 57.
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. Waterford's figures add up its 64 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Waterford 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: 70,561. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Waterford, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/waterford
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