Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in Garfield Park in green. The most dangerous areas in Garfield Park 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 Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI Safe?

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US neighborhood. Garfield Park is in the 52nd percentile for safety, meaning 48% of neighborhoods are safer and 52% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Garfield Park's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Garfield Park is 0.0639 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Garfield Park generally consider the southeast part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Garfield Park may be as high as 1 in 11,674 in the southwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 32,123 in the southeast part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the murder map, however, because comparing rates for murder or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the northwest parts of Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI: about 0 per year. The southwest part of Garfield Park has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Garfield Park, remember that the rate of murder per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the south part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the murder rate map do not always indicate danger for Garfield Park residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Garfield Park has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Garfield Park has 1, have the same problem. Of Garfield Park’s 17,044 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Garfield Park Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All murder rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Garfield Park residents in a standard year.

Individual Garfield Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of murder in Garfield Park is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Garfield Park.

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Garfield Park is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for murder. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ	B+	A-	A-	B+
Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D	D-
Original Town, Carrollton, TX	D+	C-	C-	B
Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY	A	B-	B-	B-
North Creek, Bothell, WA	B	A	A	A
Montavilla, Portland, OR	D-	C-	C-	D
Merrifield, Fairfax, VA	B-	A+	A+	B-
Manayunk, Philadelphia, PA	A-	A-	A-	D-
Macdonald Ranch, Henderson, NV	B-	B	B	A-
Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ	A	B	B	C+

Considering only the murder rate, Garfield Park is safer than the Michigan state average and as safe as the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 12% actual proficiency versus 14% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Garfield Park schools on SchoolGrade

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