Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The B- grade means the rate of murder is slightly lower than the average US neighborhood. Heritage Hill is in the 57th percentile for safety, meaning 43% of neighborhoods are safer and 57% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Heritage Hill's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Heritage Hill is 0.0579 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Heritage Hill generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Heritage Hill may be as high as 1 in 12,844 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 21,161 in the west 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 central parts of Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI: about 0 per year. The east part of Heritage Hill has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Murder Maps

When looking at the murder map for Heritage Hill, 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 north 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 Heritage Hill residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Heritage Hill 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 Heritage Hill has 1, have the same problem. Of Heritage Hill’s 6,013 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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Heritage Hill 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 Heritage Hill residents in a standard year.

Individual Heritage Hill Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI	C	D+	C	C+
Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	F	C	B
Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI	C+	D+	B-	B
Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI	C-	D-	C+	C
South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI	D-	F	D	C-
Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	F	C	D+
Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI	B+	B-	A-	A-
Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI	B-	D+	B	B
Swan, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	D-	C-	B
Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI	C+	D-	B+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Heritage Hill 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
North Kensington, Kensington, MD	A	A-	A-	D-
Sans Souci, Jacksonville, FL	B+	C	C	A+
Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco, CA	C-	D+	D+	D
Rose Village, Vancouver, WA	F	C-	C-	A
Rose Hill, Columbus, GA	D	D	D	C-
Pulaski, Detroit, MI	D-	F	F	F
Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS	A	A+	A+	B-
Penrose, St. Louis, MO	F	F	F	F
Oakwood, Waco, TX	B	C	C	D+
North Square, Waterbury, CT	C+	A-	A-	C-

Considering only the murder rate, Heritage Hill is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 25% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Heritage Hill schools on SchoolGrade

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