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

Is Lafayette Park safe?

Lafayette Park records a high level of reported crime for Detroit. Its SafeRoute safety index is 40 out of 100 — 19 points below the citywide median of 59, ranking 193rd of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 1,395 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

40/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Lafayette Park — higher is safer. 193rd 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 Lafayette Park 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 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Walter P. Chrysler FreewayEast Larned Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,395 incidents reported within 1 km of the Lafayette Park center (500 shown) · DPD data through November 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
492 · 35%
Violent crime
395 · 28%
Criminal damage & arson
196 · 14%
Vehicle crime
91 · 7%
Sexual offences
47 · 3%
Public order
44 · 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 Lafayette Park 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 Lafayette Park safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 40/100). About 61% of severity-weighted incidents in Lafayette Park 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 Lafayette Park?

Other theft — 492 of 1,395 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Lafayette Park 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.