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Safety index · District 5, Detroit · data through November 2026

Is Elijah McCoy safe?

Elijah McCoy records more reported crime than most Detroit neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 52 out of 100 — 7 points below the citywide median of 59, ranking 141st of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 824 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

52/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Elijah McCoy — higher is safer. 141st 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 Elijah McCoy against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 36% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

West Grand Boulevard14th Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center824 incidents reported within 1 km of the Elijah McCoy center (500 shown) · DPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
293 · 36%
Violent crime
249 · 30%
Criminal damage & arson
105 · 13%
Burglary
41 · 5%
Vehicle crime
41 · 5%
Sexual offences
35 · 4%

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 Elijah McCoy at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Elijah McCoy safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 52/100). About 58% of severity-weighted incidents in Elijah McCoy 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 Elijah McCoy?

Other theft — 293 of 824 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Elijah McCoy 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.