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

Is State Fair safe?

State Fair sits at the safer end of Detroit by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 67 out of 100 — 8 points above the citywide median of 59, ranking 42nd of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 480 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

67/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of State Fair — higher is safer. 42nd 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 State Fair 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 47% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Woodward AvenueWest 8 Mile Road neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center480 incidents reported within 1 km of the State Fair center · DPD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Other theft
224 · 47%
Violent crime
111 · 23%
Criminal damage & arson
32 · 7%
Public order
31 · 6%
Sexual offences
22 · 5%
Burglary
17 · 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 State Fair at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is State Fair safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 67/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in State Fair 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 State Fair?

Other theft — 224 of 480 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the State Fair 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.