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Safety index · District 6, Detroit · data through November 2026

Is Core City safe?

Core City sits at the safer end of Detroit by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 13 points above the citywide median of 59, ranking 27th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 345 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

72/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Core City — higher is safer. 27th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Detroit — a typical Detroit neighborhood sits near 59. It ranks Core City against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (30% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Martin Luther King Junior BoulevardWest Warren Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center345 incidents reported within 1 km of the Core City center · DPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
105 · 30%
Other theft
98 · 28%
Criminal damage & arson
49 · 14%
Burglary
23 · 7%
Vehicle crime
18 · 5%
Weapons possession
12 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Detroit safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Core City at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Core City safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 50% of severity-weighted incidents in Core City are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Core City?

Violent crime — 105 of 345 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Core City safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Detroit Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Detroit, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.