Grand Rapids, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Grand Rapids, MI Summary

Crime in Grand Rapids research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Grand Rapids over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Grand Rapids:

  • There were 7,838 total crimes committed in Grand Rapids the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,985.5 total crimes per 100K people in Grand Rapids.
  • The overall crime rate in Grand Rapids is 71.48% above the national average.
  • Grand Rapids ranks #411 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Grand Rapids ranks #8,951 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Grand Rapids Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Grand Rapids is 3,985.5 per 100,000 people. That's 71.48% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 116.73% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Grand Rapids
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 7,838 3,985.5 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 19 9.7 7.6 6.3
Robbery 267 135.8 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,453 738.8 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,926 979.3 478.0 369.8
Burglary 546 277.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 3,894 1,980.0 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 1,472 748.5 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 5,912 3,006.2 1,360.9 1,954.4

Grand Rapids Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Grand Rapids

1,926
Violent Crimes
979.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
164.83%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,926 violent crimes in Grand Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Grand Rapids is 979.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 102.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Grand Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 164.83% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 104.88% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Grand Rapids

5,912
Property Crimes
3,006.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
53.82%
Above The National Average
  • There were 5,912 property crimes in Grand Rapids in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Grand Rapids is 3,006.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 33.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Grand Rapids each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 53.82% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 120.90% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Grand Rapids

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Kentwood, MI 53,977 1,444 2,675.2 2,228.7 446.5
Walker, MI 25,067 758 3,023.9 2,828.4 195.5
Grandville, MI 15,847 520 3,281.4 3,073.1 208.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6

Grand Rapids SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
9
Safety
5
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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