What is the safest neighborhood to park in Detroit?

Oakwood Heights had the fewest reported car break-ins & thefts per tracked block (4 across 7 tracked blocks) among tracked Detroit neighborhoods in the past 12 months, per Detroit PD records (through Sep 2026).

Which neighborhood in Detroit should I avoid parking in?

Midtown had the most reported car break-ins & thefts per tracked block among tracked Detroit neighborhoods (389 across 22 tracked blocks in the past 12 months, per Detroit PD records) — not a guarantee about any specific block in it.

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11,041 reported car break-ins & thefts across Detroit in the past 12 months (Detroit PD). Oakwood Heights has the fewest per tracked block — 0.6 per block (4 across 7 blocks) — of 173 tracked neighborhoods.

Fewest break-ins & thefts per tracked block

Neighborhood	Total	Blocks	Per block
Oakwood Heights	4	7	0.6
Delray	12	16	0.8
Poletown East	18	21	0.9
Rouge Park	10	10	1.0
Greenfield Park	6	6	1.0
North Campau	10	9	1.1
West End	27	21	1.3
Palmer Woods	9	7	1.3
Gratiot Town/Kettering	25	18	1.4
Plymouth-I96	14	10	1.4
Cadillac Heights	21	15	1.4
Grant	22	15	1.5
Riverbend	31	20	1.6
Happy Homes	8	5	1.6
South of Six	8	5	1.6
Boynton	49	30	1.6
Gratiot Woods	18	11	1.6
Campau/Banglatown	20	12	1.7
McDougall-Hunt	37	22	1.7
Core City	22	13	1.7
Nolan	54	31	1.7
Penrose	14	8	1.8
Airport Sub	113	64	1.8
Weatherby	16	9	1.8
Michigan-Martin	9	5	1.8
Castle Rouge	18	10	1.8
Chadsey Condon	58	32	1.8
Nardin Park	44	24	1.8
Joy-Schaefer	14	7	2.0
Hubbard Richard	10	5	2.0
Midwest	120	59	2.0
Jefferson Chalmers	63	30	2.1
Pilgrim Village	36	17	2.1
Chandler Park	30	14	2.1
Ravendale	15	7	2.1
State Fair	13	6	2.2
We Care Community	24	11	2.2
The Eye	24	11	2.2
Riverdale	22	10	2.2
Davison	45	20	2.3
Claytown	117	51	2.3
LaSalle College Park	28	12	2.3
Westwood Park	14	6	2.3
Marina District	14	6	2.3
Grixdale Farms	26	11	2.4
Farwell	87	36	2.4
Chalfonte	29	12	2.4
Wildemere Park	17	7	2.4
Martin Park	33	13	2.5
Holcomb Community	51	20	2.5
Fox Creek	36	14	2.6
Dexter-Fenkell	18	7	2.6
Northwest Community	13	5	2.6
Garden Homes	29	11	2.6
Buffalo Charles	53	20	2.6
Grand River-I96	48	18	2.7
Hawthorne Park	16	6	2.7
Pershing	22	8	2.8
Brightmoor	198	71	2.8
Von Steuben	53	19	2.8
Seven Mile-Rouge	28	10	2.8
Southfield Plymouth	14	5	2.8
Wade	37	13	2.8
Blackstone Park	20	7	2.9
Forest Park	23	8	2.9
Northeast Central District	26	9	2.9
Schaefer 7/8 Lodge	55	19	2.9
Gratiot-Findlay	32	11	2.9
Schoolcraft Southfield	73	25	2.9
North Rosedale Park	50	17	2.9
Springwells	106	36	2.9
Conner Creek	57	19	3.0
Mapleridge	87	29	3.0
NW Goldberg	30	10	3.0
Conner Creek Industrial	45	15	3.0
Far West Detroit	39	13	3.0
Pembroke	15	5	3.0
North Corktown	44	14	3.1
Sherwood	22	7	3.1
Central Southwest	164	52	3.2
Miller Grove	19	6	3.2
Conant Gardens	19	6	3.2
Wayne State	19	6	3.2
Eden Gardens	48	15	3.2
Gratiot-Grand	45	14	3.2
Littlefield Community	26	8	3.3
Aviation Sub	36	11	3.3
Oak Grove District 1	20	6	3.3
Joy Community	78	23	3.4
Warren Ave Community	102	30	3.4
Mount Olivet	34	10	3.4
Pingree Park	24	7	3.4
Petoskey-Otsego	38	11	3.5
Butler	35	10	3.5
West Outer Drive	21	6	3.5
Oakman Blvd Community	114	32	3.6
Barton-McFarland	157	44	3.6
Boston Edison	36	10	3.6
West Side Industrial	29	8	3.6
Regent Park	143	39	3.7
Five Points	44	12	3.7
Dexter-Linwood	133	36	3.7
Davison-Schoolcraft	30	8	3.8
Gateway Community	58	15	3.9
Greenfield	105	27	3.9
Krainz Woods	43	11	3.9
Warrendale	237	60	4.0
Outer Drive-Hayes	132	33	4.0
Winship	89	22	4.0
Pulaski	81	20	4.0
Plymouth-Hubbell	77	19	4.1
Morningside	155	38	4.1
Hubbell-Lyndon	49	12	4.1
North End	99	24	4.1
McDowell	33	8	4.1
East English Village	72	17	4.2
Grand River-St Marys	34	8	4.3
O'Hair Park	116	27	4.3
Pride Area Community	43	10	4.3
Islandview	125	29	4.3
Russell Woods	39	9	4.3
Grandmont	39	9	4.3
Berg-Lahser	84	19	4.4
Moross-Morang	93	21	4.4
Cornerstone Village	164	37	4.4
Bethune Community	143	32	4.5
Grandmont #1	27	6	4.5
Mohican Regent	54	12	4.5
East Village	136	30	4.5
Rosedale Park	68	15	4.5
Green Acres	51	11	4.6
Evergreen-Outer Drive	98	21	4.7
Fiskhorn	34	7	4.9
Yorkshire Woods	54	11	4.9
Woodbridge	55	11	5.0
Franklin	45	9	5.0
Franklin Park	183	36	5.1
Milwaukee Junction	46	9	5.1
Hubbard Farms	26	5	5.2
Evergreen Lahser 7/8	131	25	5.2
Nortown	63	12	5.3
Cultural Center	37	7	5.3
Crary/St Marys	125	23	5.4
College Park	121	22	5.5
Sherwood Forest	44	8	5.5
Eliza Howell	34	6	5.7
Hubbell-Puritan	52	9	5.8
Fitzgerald/Marygrove	168	29	5.8
Garden View	29	5	5.8
Oak Grove District 2	35	6	5.8
Eastern Market	59	10	5.9
Schulze	136	23	5.9
Piety Hill	42	7	6.0
Medical Center	55	9	6.1
Bagley	178	29	6.1
Greenwich	43	7	6.1
Palmer Park	37	6	6.2
Virginia Park Community	118	19	6.2
Denby	52	8	6.5
University District	113	16	7.1
McNichols Evergreen	52	7	7.4
Belmont	38	5	7.6
Greenfield-Grand River	56	7	8.0
Rivertown	97	12	8.1
Elmwood Park	130	16	8.1
Elijah McCoy	71	8	8.9
Brush Park	59	6	9.8
Corktown	154	14	11.0
Harmony Village	111	10	11.1
Lafayette Park	133	11	12.1
New Center Commons	68	5	13.6
Downtown	374	26	14.4
Midtown	389	22	17.7

All 173 tracked neighborhoods. Under 5 tracked blocks omitted. Detroit PD records through Sep 2026 — area facts, not a guarantee about any spot.

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