Royal Oak has a population of 59,303. During the past three years, Royal Oak saw 1,987 arrests. For 2017, the Royal Oak's arrest rate totaled 100.67 per 10,000 residents. This decrease of 68.20% makes Royal Oak lower than the national average of 316.54 per 10,000 residents. From that total, 54 were violent crimes like murder, rape, and robbery. The city of Royal Oak also totaled 543 arrests for property crimes during 2017. When compared to Berkley and Birmingham, Royal Oak is a more dangerous place to live.
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Overall, Royal Oak had a higher rate of non-violent crime. For 2017, Royal Oak averaged 54 violent crimes and 543 non-violent crimes.
The city of Royal Oak experienced 971 violent crimes during 2007-2017. Of that total, 6 were for murder/non-negligent manslaughter. Additionally, 167 was for legacy rape. The robbery total was 169, and the aggravated assault total was 629.
It is situated in Oakland county, Michigan with a total number of 111 employees - 5 female, 73 male officers and 33 civilians. Royal Oak PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is MI6371400, it belongs to the East North Central division in the Midwest region with a region code of Region II.