Violent crime
3,130 per 100,000 residents, per year
325 reported in the last 12 months
−22% vs. Detroit (4,024)
Data through September 2026, Detroit Police Department
Crime in Morningside, Detroit
The violent crime rate in Morningside is 3,130 per 100,000 residents per year, 22% below Detroit as a whole (4,024). It ranks 58 of 82 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,545 per 100,000 residents, per year
472 reported in the last 12 months
−8% vs. Detroit (4,966)
All reported
8,003 per 100,000 residents, per year
831 reported in the last 12 months
−16% vs. Detroit (9,553)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 10,384 for Morningside. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Morningside sits in Detroit, and where incidents concentrate
rank 58 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.
Morningside is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 58 of 82. Nearby in the ranking: Airport Sub (3,189), Rivertown (3,188), Schulze (3,000), East English Village (2,904).
Street corners with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Corner | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Bedford St & E Warren Ave | 7 | 9 | 2% |
| 02Frankfort St & Devonshire Rd | 7 | 6 | 2% |
| 03Wayburn St & Frankfort St | 7 | 4 | 2% |
| 04Wayburn St & Linville St | 7 | 4 | 2% |
| 05Wayburn St & Mack Ave | 7 | 4 | 2% |
| 06Frankfort St & Chatsworth St | 6 | 7 | 2% |
| 07Frankfort St & Bedford St | 6 | 4 | 2% |
| 08Nottingham Rd & Brunswick St | 5 | 6 | 2% |
| 09Devonshire Rd & Waveney St | 5 | 4 | 2% |
| 10Southampton St & Haverhill St | 5 | 4 | 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 19% of Morningside’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 Morningside |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 |
| Nov 2025 | 28 |
| Dec 2025 | 23 |
| Jan 2026 | 28 |
| Feb 2026 | 23 |
| Mar 2026 | 25 |
| Apr 2026 | 28 |
| May 2026 | 27 |
| Jun 2026 | 31 |
| Jul 2026 | 31 |
| Aug 2026 | 31 |
| Sep 2026 | 19 |
When crime happens in Morningside
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Morningside happened between 2 pm and 11 pm. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 3 pm
Property crime busiest hour 9 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 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 am | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 am | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 am | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 10 am | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 11 am | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 pm | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 1 pm | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 pm | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 3 pm | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 pm | 4 | 11 | 15 |
| 5 pm | 5 | 16 | 21 |
| 6 pm | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 8 pm | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 9 pm | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 pm | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 11 pm | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 am | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 1 am | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 am | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 am | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total with a known time | 94 | 231 | 325 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 am | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 am | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 9 am | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| 10 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 11 am | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 12 pm | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 1 pm | 4 | 16 | 20 |
| 2 pm | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 pm | 13 | 20 | 33 |
| 4 pm | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 5 pm | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 6 pm | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 7 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 8 pm | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 28 | 34 |
| 10 pm | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 12 am | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| 1 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 am | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 am | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 am | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 am | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| Total with a known time | 138 | 325 | 463 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Detroit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 312 | 3,005 | −22% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 11 | 106 | −31% |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 19 | −15% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 132 | 1,271 | −13% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 125 | 1,204 | −1% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 90 | 867 | −4% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 72 | 693 | +16% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 53 | 510 | −35% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 28 | 270 | −37% |
| Drug offensesOther | 6 | 58 | −57% |
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
- 10,384 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Detroit, MI
- All neighborhoods
- Detroit neighborhoods by reported crime rate