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Oakland County, MI Arrest Records

Oakland County, MI is among the safest counties in the USA with 0.03 per 1,000 residents crime rate compared to national 4.69 per 1,000 average. It has lower total crime rate than Washtenaw, Ottawa, Kent, Macomb, Kalamazoo counties in Michigan.
Oakland County, MI property crime rate is 0.04 per 1,000 residents, lower rate than national average of 28.42 per 1,000. There were 37 larceny theft related arrests in 2016 that decreased by 5.13% compared to 2015.

Oakland County, MI Crime Rate

Total arrests in Oakland County in 2016 increased by 2.41% compared to 2015 and is lower than national average of 33.12 per 1,000 people. Violent crimes increased from 21 to 33 while non-violent crime decreased by 16.13% from 62 to 52.

5 Crimes In Oakland County, MI in 2016 with the Most Arrests

Crime Arrests
Larceny-theft 37
Aggravated assault 23
Revised rape 10
Motor vehicle theft 8
Burglary 7

Violent Crimes

Violent crime rate in Oakland County increased by 57.14% from 2015 and decreased by 95.1% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 673 to 33. In 2016 violent crime rate in Oakland County was 99.43% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of a violent crime is 0.003%.

Property Crimes

Property crime rates in Oakland County decreased by 16.13% from 2015 and decreased by 98.87% in the last 5 years since 2011 from 4,622 to 52. In 2016 property crime rate in Oakland County was 99.85% lower than the national average. Your chance of being a victim of property crime is 0.004%.

How Oakland stands up against other counties

Oakland vs. Macomb

You’ll be in more safety in Oakland compared to Macomb county that had 2865% higher crime rate compared to Oakland county according to the FBI.
Robbery rates of 0.0000 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 1.3602 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.0415 in Macomb county.
Burglary rates of 0.0056 per 1,000 people is lower than national of 5.0167 per 1,000 people and lower than average 0.2259 in Macomb county.

DID you know?

  • The overall crime rate in Oakland County is 1% lower than the national average.
  • For every 1,000 residents, there are 0.02 daily crimes that occur in Oakland County.
  • Oakland, MI is safer than Macomb.
  • In Oakland County you have a 1 in 14635 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
  • Year over year crimes in Oakland, MI have increased by 2.41%.

Oakland Police Departments

Cities in Oakland County