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

Is We Care Community safe?

We Care Community records more reported crime than most Detroit neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 10 points below the citywide median of 59, ranking 165th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods — based on 678 incidents reported to the DPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

49/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of We Care Community — higher is safer. 165th of 201 Detroit neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Detroit — a typical Detroit neighborhood sits near 59. It ranks We Care Community against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (35% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

West Chicago StreetJoy Road neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
678 incidents reported within 1 km of the We Care Community center (500 shown) · DPD data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
240 · 35%
Other theft
151 · 22%
Criminal damage & arson
83 · 12%
Burglary
57 · 8%
Weapons possession
35 · 5%
Public order
30 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in We Care Community at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is We Care Community safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in We Care Community 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 We Care Community?

Violent crime — 240 of 678 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.

How is the We Care Community 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.