Sands, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The C+ grade means the rate of murder is about the same as the average US city. Sands is in the 47th percentile for safety, meaning 53% of cities are safer and 47% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Sands's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in Sands is 0.0615 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Sands generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Sands may be as high as 1 in 16,205 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 16,598 in the southwest part of the city.

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

How Sands's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Sands 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, Sands is safer than the Michigan state average and as safe as the national average.

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

The Cost of Murder in Sands, MI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Sands about $46,677 in 2025, or roughly $116 per resident. This is part of Sands's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Sands, including every crime type and how Sands 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 Sands's crime maps on the Sands overall crime page.

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Individual Sands Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Harvey, MI	D	D+	D-	C-
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, MI	B	B-	B	B+
Green Garden, MI	C-	C	D	B
Gwinn, MI	D	F	D	C-
Skandia, MI	C	C+	C-	B+
Marquette, MI	D	C-	D-	C
Palmer, MI	D+	C+	D	D
Little Lake, MI	D-	D-	D-	B
Mangum, MI	C	C	D+	B
Trowbridge Park, MI	D+	D+	D	A-

Murder in City with Similar Populations

Sands 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
Economy, AR	F	C+	C+	B+
Dicksonburg, PA	A+	A+	A+	C+
Douds, IA	D-	C	C	C
Duplainville, WI	A+	A+	A+	D
West Richfield, OH	A	C	C	A+
Dutch Flat, CA	C+	C	C	B+
West Lubec, ME	C+	B+	B+	B+
West Lima, WI	C-	C	C	D+
West Kennebunk, ME	A	A+	A+	A+
East Thorndike, ME	B+	A	A	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Sands, MI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Sands schools on SchoolGrade

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