Waterford Township is a region located in MI, and has a population of 71,653. This region is policed by WATERFORD TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPT.
Waterford Township has an overall crime rate of 3538 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately safer than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Waterford Township is 1 in 28 if you reside there for a year.
The average overall crime rate for Waterford Township for the previous 2 years was 3566 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Waterford Townshiphas been decreasing over time.
Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.
| (per 100,000) | Waterford Township | USA | |
| Crime Rate (Overall) | 3538 | 4,506 | |
| Murder Rate | 1.1 | 6 | |
| Robbery Rate | 64 | 148 | |
| Rape Rate | 56 | 30 | |
| Assault Rate | 1214 | 644 | |
| Burglary Rate | 622 | 726 | |
| Forced Entry Rate | 423 | 417 | |
| Larceny Rate | 1437 | 2,185 | |
| Auto Theft Rate | 142 | 362 |
| Waterford Township | USA | |
| Overall Clearance | 13% | 28% |
| Homicide Clearance | 0% | 56% |
| Assault Clearance | 16% | 52% |
| Rape Clearance | 0% | 38% |
| Robbery Clearance | 20% | 23% |
| Burglary Clearance | 6% | 12% |
| Larceny Clearance | 15% | 18% |
| Auto Theft Clearance | 6% | 12% |
Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 0 sex offender(s) in Waterford Township.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 0 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Waterford Township. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.
To search the official state sex offender registry for Michigan see http://www.mipsor.state.mi.us/
Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.