Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Alger Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Alger Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI Safe from Murder?

The B+ grade means the rate of murder is lower than the average US neighborhood. Alger Heights is in the 71st percentile for safety, meaning 29% of neighborhoods are safer and 71% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Alger Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Alger Heights is 0.0406 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Alger Heights generally consider the north part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Alger Heights may be as high as 1 in 19,379 in the northeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 26,180 in the north part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the east parts of Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI: about 0 per year. The central part of Alger Heights has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Alger Heights's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Alger Heights to the Michigan state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, Alger Heights is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Alger Heights about $307,656 in 2025, or roughly $76 per resident. This is part of Alger Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Alger Heights, including every crime type and how Alger Heights compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Alger Heights's crime maps on the Alger Heights overall crime page.

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Individual Alger Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Alger Heights is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Alger Heights.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
South East End, Grand Rapids, MI	B-	D+	B+	B-
Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI	C	D-	B	C+
Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI	C+	D-	B+	B+
Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	F	C	D+
South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI	D-	F	D	C-
Millbrook, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	C-	A-	B
Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	B-	A-	A-
Roosevelt Park, Grand Rapids, MI	C-	D-	C+	B-
East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI	C	D+	C	C+
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI	C	D	B-	B-

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Alger Heights is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
River Dance at Steiner Ranch, Austin, TX	A+	A+	A+	B+
Urbanizacion Turabo Gdns, Caguas, PR	C	C-	C-	F
Cottage Park, Mobile, AL	A+	A	A	B
Questa, Mountain House, CA	A-	B-	B-	B+
Prospect-Shields, Fort Collins, CO	F	D+	D+	D+
Parcelas Nueva Vida, Ponce, PR	D+	D	D	D-
North End, Nashua, NH	B	A+	A+	A
Central, Helena, MT	C	B+	B+	B+
Mt Ivy, Pomona, NY	A	B-	B-	B
Chabot Park, Oakland, CA	A-	B-	B-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 16% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Alger Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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