Violent crime
5,542 per 100,000 residents, per year
525 reported in the last 12 months
+38% vs. Detroit (4,024)
Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department
Crime in Bethune Community, Detroit
The violent crime rate in Bethune Community is 5,542 per 100,000 residents per year, 38% above Detroit as a whole (4,024). It ranks 11 of 82 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
6,365 per 100,000 residents, per year
603 reported in the last 12 months
+28% vs. Detroit (4,966)
All reported
12,678 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,201 reported in the last 12 months
+33% vs. Detroit (9,553)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 9,473 for Bethune Community. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Bethune Community sits in Detroit, and where incidents concentrate
rank 11 of 82Loading map…
1the corner with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateFewer than 2,500 residents: shaded with its council district’s rateArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Bethune Community is among the highest in the city: rank 11 of 82. Nearby in the ranking: Grand River-I96 (5,657), Oakman Blvd Community (5,618), Midtown (5,466), Denby (5,394).
Street corners with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Corner | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Fenkell St & Strathmoor St | 13 | 24 | 2% |
| 02Chalfonte St & Monte Vista St | 12 | 2 | 2% |
| 03Chalfonte St & Freeland St | 11 | 3 | 2% |
| 04Chalfonte St & Ward St | 11 | 3 | 2% |
| 05Chalfonte St & Snowden St | 10 | 6 | 2% |
| 06Hartwell St & Keeler Ave | 10 | 4 | 2% |
| 07Sorrento St & Keeler Ave | 10 | 3 | 2% |
| 08Pilgrim St & Mark Twain St | 10 | 2 | 2% |
| 09Washburn St & Chalfonte St | 10 | 0 | 2% |
| 10Puritan St & Steel St | 9 | 26 | 2% |
“Corner” is the nearest intersection the police department publishes for each incident (for example Bagley St & 3rd St), never an exact address. Only street corners with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 20% of Bethune Community’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Bethune Community |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 44 |
| Nov 2025 | 43 |
| Dec 2025 | 37 |
| Jan 2026 | 41 |
| Feb 2026 | 51 |
| Mar 2026 | 38 |
| Apr 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 51 |
| Jun 2026 | 41 |
| Jul 2026 | 60 |
| Aug 2026 | 33 |
| Sep 2026 | 38 |
When crime happens in Bethune Community
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Bethune Community happened between 3 pm and 1 am. Friday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 6 pm
Property crime busiest hour 7 pm
Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by Detroit Police Department; 1% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 am | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 8 am | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 9 am | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 am | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 11 am | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 12 pm | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 1 pm | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 pm | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| 3 pm | 11 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 pm | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 5 pm | 9 | 22 | 31 |
| 6 pm | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 27 | 32 |
| 8 pm | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 9 pm | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 11 pm | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 12 am | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 1 am | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 am | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 am | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Total with a known time | 176 | 349 | 525 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 8 am | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 9 am | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 10 am | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 11 am | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 12 pm | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 1 pm | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2 pm | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 pm | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 6 pm | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| 7 pm | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| 10 pm | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 pm | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| 12 am | 12 | 21 | 33 |
| 1 am | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 am | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 3 am | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 4 am | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 am | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Total with a known time | 199 | 397 | 596 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Detroit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 506 | 5,341 | +39% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 15 | 158 | +3% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 42 | +86% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 202 | 2,132 | +46% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 163 | 1,721 | +41% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 88 | 929 | +18% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 87 | 918 | +2% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 63 | 665 | +11% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 63 | 665 | +55% |
| Drug offensesOther | 10 | 106 | −21% |
Source and dates
RMS_Crime_Incidents- Source
- Detroit Police Department, via Detroit Open Data Portal (dataset RMS_Crime_Incidents), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 9,473 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Detroit, MI
- All neighborhoods
- Detroit neighborhoods by reported crime rate