Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department

Crime in Jefferson Chalmers, Detroit

The violent crime rate in Jefferson Chalmers is 2,737 per 100,000 residents per year, 32% below Detroit as a whole (4,024). It ranks 65 of 82 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Sep 2026

Violent crime

2,737 per 100,000 residents, per year

154 reported in the last 12 months

−32% vs. Detroit (4,024)

Property crime

3,359 per 100,000 residents, per year

189 reported in the last 12 months

−32% vs. Detroit (4,966)

All reported

6,328 per 100,000 residents, per year

356 reported in the last 12 months

−34% vs. Detroit (9,553)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 5,626 for Jefferson Chalmers. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.

Where Jefferson Chalmers sits in Detroit, and where incidents concentrate

rank 65 of 82
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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.

Jefferson Chalmers is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 65 of 82. Nearby in the ranking: Islandview (2,760), Martin Park (2,741), Garden Homes (2,588), Wayne State (2,406).

Street corners with the most violent incidents

12 months to Sep 2026
CornerViolentPropertyShare of area’s violent
01Continental St & Essex Ave22514%
02Dickerson St & Freud St171211%
03Freud St & Navahoe St674%
04E Jefferson Ave & Ashland St624%
05Freud St & Tennessee St604%

“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 5 account for 37% of Jefferson Chalmers’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
Violent crimes in Jefferson Chalmers by month
MonthViolent crimes in Jefferson Chalmers
Oct 202511
Nov 202512
Dec 20258
Jan 20266
Feb 20267
Mar 202618
Apr 202616
May 202617
Jun 202617
Jul 202614
Aug 202615
Sep 202613

Reported crime by type

last 12 months
OffenseReportedPer 100k, per yearvs. Detroit
Assault and batteryViolent1502,666−31%
RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent471−54%
Property damage and arsonProperty50889−27%
TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty47835−43%
Vehicle theftProperty44782−13%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty25444−44%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty23409−32%
Weapons offensesOther12213−50%
Drug offensesOther118−87%

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
5,626 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page
Crime in Detroit, MI
All neighborhoods
Detroit neighborhoods by reported crime rate