Westside, Grand Rapids, MI Murder Rates and Murder Maps

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

The A grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US neighborhood. Westside is in the 88th percentile for safety, meaning 12% of neighborhoods are safer and 88% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Westside's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of murder in Westside is 0.0222 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Westside generally consider the west part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in Westside may be as high as 1 in 24,589 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 62,546 in the west part of the neighborhood.

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

How Westside's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in Westside 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, Westside 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 Westside, Grand Rapids, MI

Murder is projected to cost the residents of Westside about $600,745 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Westside's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Westside, including every crime type and how Westside 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 Westside's crime maps on the Westside overall crime page.

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Individual Westside Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
John Ball Park, Grand Rapids, MI	B-	D+	B	B
West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI	C-	D	C	C
Swan, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	D-	C-	B
Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI	D+	F	C	B
Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI	C-	D-	C+	C
Roosevelt Park, Grand Rapids, MI	C-	D-	C+	B-
Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI	C	D	B-	B-
Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI	B-	D+	B	B
South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI	D-	F	D	C-
Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI	C+	D+	B-	B

Murder in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Westside 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 Mountain, Henderson, NV	B	C+	C+	B+
Ludlow, Yonkers, NY	A-	C+	C+	B
Magnolia Center, Riverside, CA	D	C-	C-	C+
Magruder, Hampton, VA	C+	B+	B+	D
Maplewood, Fall River, MA	B+	B-	B-	A+
Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA	D-	D	D	D-
Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA	C	A	A	A+
Admiral, Seattle, WA	D+	C+	C+	D-
Morris Park, Bronx, NY	B+	B	B	B+
Mount Washington, Cincinnati, OH	B	A	A	A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Westside, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 29% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Westside schools on SchoolGrade

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