Moving to West Bloomfield Michigan - Crime in West Bloomfield MI

If you are thinking of relocating to Michigan and moving to W. Bloomfield may one of your choices let me give you some information about the city. West Bloomfield is one of 61 cities, townships, and villages located in Oakland County. Oakland County is the 2nd most populous county in Michigan. Oakland County is among the ten highest income counties in the United States with populations over one million people.

What is crime like in West Bloomfield? West Bloomfield is a safe place to raise a family or to live in. You can walk the streets at night, feel comfortable letting your children outside to play, no major gang or drug activity. This is a community in SE Michigan that just has random crime. West Bloomfield is safer than 79% of other American cities (according to neighborhood scout). The ratio of West Bloomfield violent crimes is .85 compared to the state wide average of 4.16. In 2014 West Bloomfield Township, with a population of 66,222, reported the following:

• Violent crime: 50
• Murder and non-negligent homicide: 0
• Rape: 5
• Robbery: 5
• Aggravated assault: 40
• Property crime: 514
• Burglary: 83
• Larceny-theft: 419
• Motor vehicle theft: 12
• Arson: 3

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Crime Rate
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Like I said you should not have fear or worry about high rates of criminal activity in West Bloomfield. For more crime statistics google FBI crime statistics.

West Bloomfield is like most of metro Detroit in that the community is ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse. The racial makeup of the township was 77.6% White, 11.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 8.4% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.4% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the township was $98,832, and the median income for a family was $113,191. I would call West Bloomfield Township a higher demographic community. Where many of the home owners are college graduates too.

West Bloomfield Michigan is full of lakes. About 12% of the township is water! West Bloomfield Twp is sometimes known as the "lake township of Oakland County". West Bloomfield has 24 lakes that cover 1858.7 acres. There are so many beautiful lakes in the township to have fun on. So the recreational opportunities abound in the township. If you want more information feel free to go to the website http://www.oaklandcountylakefronthomesmi.com for all the local lake info.

I know West Bloomfield well. So if you are looking to move in the Southeastern Michigan area give me a call at 248-310-6239