Crime in White Lake, Michigan
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in White Lake at 75% below the U.S. rate per resident: 75% lower for persons crimes and 75% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 9.8% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving White Lake. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 4.3 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.8 violent, 3.5 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, White Lake is lower than 91% of the 343 other Michigan places and 91% 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 White Lake's 24 census block groups for 31,649 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 White Lake.
- 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 White Lake
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 10 and 16.
- 0–5081.6%
- 50–10018.4%
- 100–2000.0%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in White Lake is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest on weekend daytimes
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 9.8% 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.
White Lake against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
1,054 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above White Lake's, and 51 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
White Lake's major-crime index is higher than 2 and lower than 6 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Commerce (5 mi), is 30% above White Lake's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in White Lake
Is White Lake safe?
White Lake's major-crime index is 25, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 91% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 75% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 75% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in White Lake?
The model expects about 136 major crimes a year in White Lake, about 4.3 per 1,000 residents, 75% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in White Lake?
Expected major crimes in White Lake are down 9.8% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.
What are the most common crimes in White Lake?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 65 a year), other larceny (about 26 a year) and aggravated assault (about 21 a year).
Are car break-ins common in White Lake?
The model expects about 10 thefts from vehicles a year in White Lake, 88% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in White Lake?
The model expects about 5 motor vehicle thefts a year in White Lake, 91% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is White Lake safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 25 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 30 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 White Lake higher than the Michigan average?
White Lake's major-crime index is 25, 73% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in White Lake compare with Commerce?
Commerce, 5 miles away, has a major-crime index of 33, 30% above White Lake's rate per resident. White Lake's is 25.
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. White Lake's figures add up its 24 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- White Lake 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: 31,649. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in White Lake, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/white-lake
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