So you are thinking of moving to West Bloomfield and you are wondering how safe West Bloomfield is and how safe the communities around are.  As a local West Bloomfield realtor I can tell you that West Bloomfield is a very safe community.  They say West Bloomfield is safer than the majority of cities, towns, and villages in America (77%) and also has a lower crime rate than 78% of the communities in Michigan.

West Bloomfield Michigan has no:

1. Gangs
2. Crack houses
3. Rampant crime

West Bloomfield has a large and good police force.  You are not going to get carjacked going into a gas station in West Bloomfield.  You are not going to get mugged or robbed when going for a walk in your neighborhood.  72% of the people say there is a strong police presence in the township.

Is West Bloomfield, MI Safe?

One website gave the city an A+ grade.  The A+ grade means the rate of crime is much lower than the average US city. West Bloomfield is in the 93rd percentile for safety, meaning 7% of cities are safer and 93% of cities are more dangerous. 

You have a one in 1491 chance of being a victim of violent crime in West Bloomfield, whereas the averages in Michigan is one in 229.

Whether you are going shopping or going to a park you won't have the fear of getting robbed or molested.  Things that you see happening on the news in Central Park in New York is not going to happen in West Bloomfield.  Yes, occassionally you have home break ins but you don't have home invasions. 

West Bloomfield Charter Township Crime Rates

Violent Crime Statistics

• Calculated annually per 100,000 residents

National

• Assault   36.3 West Bloomfield
  national  282.7
• Murder
  0 West Bloomfield
  national  6.1
• Rape
  15.1 West Bloomfield
  national  40.7
• Robbery
  9.1 West Bloomfield
  national  135.5

Property Crime Statistics

• Calculated annually per 100,000 residents

• Burglary
  63.6 West Bloomfield
  national  500.1
• Theft
  417.8 West Bloomfield
  national  2,042.8
• Motor Vehicle Theft
  39.4 West Bloomfield
  national  284

West Bloomfield is located in central Oakland County with easy access to Orchard Lake that connects to Telegraph Rd to the north and I-696 to the south.  Birmingham is just to the west of West Bloomfield, Farmington is to the south, Commerce to the west, and Waterford to the north.  There are no major bad cities.  What I mean by that is there are no cities with high crime rates close to West Bloomfield.  Let me explain this more.  Usually when a bad city has a high crime rate the surrounding cities sometimes have a higher crime rate because the crime spills over into the surrounding cities.   

The bottom line is on the question of How safe West Bloomfield is?   West Bloomfield is a safe city with low crime.  Just random crime that happens in most cities.  You don't have the major violent crime.  No large amount of murder or shootings.  In fact it is rare for a murder to happen in the city.  If you are moving to West Bloomfield you can rest assured that your family will be living in a safe community.

If you are looking to buy a home in West Bloomfield give me a call at 248-310-6239.  We offer a great home buyer bonus too.

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