Safety index · District 7, Detroit · data through November 2026
Is Joy-Schaefer safe?
Joy-Schaefer shows a typical level of reported crime for Detroit. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 4 points above the citywide median of 59, ranking 72nd of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 498 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
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 Joy-Schaefer against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (36% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 178 · 36% | |
| Other theft | 126 · 25% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 64 · 13% | |
| Burglary | 46 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 33 · 7% | |
| Weapons possession | 16 · 3% |
When it happens
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 Joy-Schaefer 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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- Fiskhorn57/100 · Moderate
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- Barton-McFarland54/100 · Moderate
- Plymouth-Hubbell54/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Joy-Schaefer safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Joy-Schaefer 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 Joy-Schaefer?
Violent crime — 178 of 498 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.
How is the Joy-Schaefer 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.