SAFEROUTE

Safety index · District 7, Detroit · data through November 2026

Is Rouge Park safe?

Rouge Park sits at the safer end of Detroit by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 81 out of 100 — 22 points above the citywide median of 59, ranking 9th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 211 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026. Much of this area is parkland, or was cleared for industry or infrastructure, so the low count reflects how few people are here as much as how safe the street is.

81/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Rouge Park — higher is safer. 9th 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 Rouge Park 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 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 19% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Joy RoadSpinoza Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center211 incidents reported within 1 km of the Rouge Park 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
76 · 36%
Other theft
50 · 24%
Vehicle crime
30 · 14%
Criminal damage & arson
19 · 9%
Weapons possession
10 · 5%
Drugs
7 · 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 Rouge Park at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Rouge Park safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 81/100). About 56% of severity-weighted incidents in Rouge Park are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Detroit, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Rouge Park?

Violent crime — 76 of 211 incidents (36%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Rouge 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.