Buena Vista, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Buena Vista in green. The most dangerous areas in Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista, MI Safe from Murder?

The F grade means the rate of murder is much higher than the average US city. Buena Vista is in the 3rd percentile for safety, meaning 97% of cities are safer and 3% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Buena Vista's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Buena Vista is 0.2199 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Buena Vista generally consider the southeast part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Buena Vista may be as high as 1 in 3,620 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 5,262 in the southeast part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of Buena Vista, MI: about 0 per year. The northeast part of Buena Vista has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How Buena Vista's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Buena Vista 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, Buena Vista is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Buena Vista, MI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Buena Vista about $2,192,613 in 2025, or roughly $413 per resident. This is part of Buena Vista's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Buena Vista, including every crime type and how Buena Vista compares to other cities.

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 Buena Vista's crime maps on the Buena Vista overall crime page.

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Individual Buena Vista Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in Buena Vista is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Buena Vista.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Carrollton, MI	D-	F	D	F
Saginaw, MI	D+	F	D+	D
Zilwaukee, MI	C	D	C+	D
Bridgeport, MI	B-	C-	C	C
Indiantown, MI	B-	D+	C	D-
Fosters, MI	B+	B	B	B+
Gera, MI	B	F	A+	D+
Frankenmuth, MI	B+	B	B	B-
Munger, MI	B	F	A-	B+
Burt, MI	C+	C	C	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Buena Vista is higher versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Calverton, NY	A-	B	B	A-
Highland Falls, NY	C	C-	C-	A+
Carmi, IL	B-	B+	B+	B-
Carlyss, LA	C-	C+	C+	D+
Carlstadt, NJ	D+	B-	B-	B
Carlisle, OH	B-	B	B	B+
Highlands, NJ	B	A-	A-	B+
Highwood, IL	C	B	B	B+
Carlinville, IL	B-	B	B	C-
Higginsville, MO	C-	B-	B-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Buena Vista, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Buena Vista schools on SchoolGrade

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