Neighborhood overview
University District, Detroit
Recent police-feed safety data for University District in Detroit, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Detroit police open-data feed.
Safety Index
University District reports close to Detroit's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
226 / 100k local
vs Detroit 557 / 100k citywide (-59%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-31%)
Property
4,523 / 100k local
vs Detroit 3,637 / 100k citywide (+24%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+192%)
~3,843 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~42 days · newest report 5/23/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~42-day data window — read the grade as provisional. When the upstream feed refreshes, the longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (28 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in morning (6am–12pm) (32% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports flat week-over-week (1 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports down 2 week-over-week (3 this week, 5 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 0 the week before).
- · Most reports in University District occur during morning (6am-12pm) — 32% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.