Violent crime
6,058 per 100,000 residents, per year
503 reported in the last 12 months
+51% vs. Detroit (4,024)
Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department
Crime in Brightmoor, Detroit
The violent crime rate in Brightmoor is 6,058 per 100,000 residents per year, 51% above Detroit as a whole (4,024). It ranks 7 of 82 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
5,347 per 100,000 residents, per year
444 reported in the last 12 months
+8% vs. Detroit (4,966)
All reported
12,008 per 100,000 residents, per year
997 reported in the last 12 months
+26% vs. Detroit (9,553)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 8,303 for Brightmoor. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Brightmoor sits in Detroit, and where incidents concentrate
rank 7 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.
Brightmoor is among the highest in the city: rank 7 of 82. Nearby in the ranking: Dexter-Linwood (6,587), Hubbell-Lyndon (6,153), Nolan (5,785), Grand River-I96 (5,657).
Street corners with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Corner | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Lahser Rd & W Outer Dr | 23 | 5 | 5% |
| 02Dolphin St & W Outer Dr | 14 | 27 | 3% |
| 03Acacia St & Crescent Dr | 13 | 7 | 3% |
| 04Vaughan St & Crescent Dr | 10 | 4 | 2% |
| 05Kendall St & Bentler St | 9 | 6 | 2% |
| 06Lahser Rd & Dolson St | 8 | 3 | 2% |
| 07Braile St & Pilgrim St | 8 | 2 | 2% |
| 08Keeler St & Blackstone St | 8 | 1 | 2% |
| 09Fenkell St & Riverview Dr | 7 | 8 | 1% |
| 10Keeler St & Kentfield St | 7 | 3 | 1% |
“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 21% of Brightmoor’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 Brightmoor |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 41 |
| Nov 2025 | 42 |
| Dec 2025 | 28 |
| Jan 2026 | 47 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 |
| Mar 2026 | 35 |
| Apr 2026 | 37 |
| May 2026 | 41 |
| Jun 2026 | 53 |
| Jul 2026 | 52 |
| Aug 2026 | 52 |
| Sep 2026 | 35 |
When crime happens in Brightmoor
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Brightmoor happened between 3 pm and 1 am. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm
Property crime busiest hour 10 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 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 am | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 am | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 9 am | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 10 am | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 11 am | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 12 pm | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 1 pm | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 pm | 4 | 17 | 21 |
| 3 pm | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 23 | 33 |
| 5 pm | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 6 pm | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 23 | 32 |
| 8 pm | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 9 pm | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 10 pm | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 11 pm | 8 | 21 | 29 |
| 12 am | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 1 am | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 am | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 3 am | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 4 am | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 am | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Total with a known time | 150 | 352 | 502 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 7 am | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 am | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 am | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 11 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 1 pm | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 pm | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 3 pm | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 4 pm | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 5 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 6 pm | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 8 pm | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 9 pm | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| 10 pm | 10 | 24 | 34 |
| 11 pm | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 12 am | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 1 am | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 am | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 am | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 am | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 am | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Total with a known time | 130 | 307 | 437 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Detroit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 485 | 5,841 | +52% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 14 | 169 | +10% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 48 | +112% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 135 | 1,626 | +33% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 120 | 1,445 | +60% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 74 | 891 | −39% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 62 | 747 | −5% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 53 | 638 | +7% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 42 | 506 | +18% |
| Drug offensesOther | 8 | 96 | −28% |
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
- 8,303 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Detroit, MI
- All neighborhoods
- Detroit neighborhoods by reported crime rate