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Safety index · District 2, Detroit · data through November 2026

Is Garden Homes safe?

Garden Homes sits at the safer end of Detroit by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 66 out of 100 — 7 points above the citywide median of 59, ranking 46th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 477 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

66/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Garden Homes — higher is safer. 46th 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 Garden Homes 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 30% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 22% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

West Outer Drive8 Mile Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center477 incidents reported within 1 km of the Garden Homes center · DPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
145 · 30%
Violent crime
125 · 26%
Criminal damage & arson
65 · 14%
Vehicle crime
61 · 13%
Burglary
28 · 6%
Public order
20 · 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 Garden Homes at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Garden Homes safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 66/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Garden Homes 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 Garden Homes?

Other theft — 145 of 477 incidents (30%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Garden Homes 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.