Violent crime
2,737 per 100,000 residents, per year
154 reported in the last 12 months
−32% vs. Detroit (4,024)
Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department
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.
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.
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).
| Corner | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Continental St & Essex Ave | 22 | 5 | 14% |
| 02Dickerson St & Freud St | 17 | 12 | 11% |
| 03Freud St & Navahoe St | 6 | 7 | 4% |
| 04E Jefferson Ave & Ashland St | 6 | 2 | 4% |
| 05Freud St & Tennessee St | 6 | 0 | 4% |
“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.
| Month | Violent crimes in Jefferson Chalmers |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 16 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| Jun 2026 | 17 |
| Jul 2026 | 14 |
| Aug 2026 | 15 |
| Sep 2026 | 13 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Detroit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 150 | 2,666 | −31% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 4 | 71 | −54% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 50 | 889 | −27% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 47 | 835 | −43% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 44 | 782 | −13% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 25 | 444 | −44% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 23 | 409 | −32% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 12 | 213 | −50% |
| Drug offensesOther | 1 | 18 | −87% |