The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Benton Heights, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$3.38 million

Cost of Crime™ for Benton Heights, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $2,276 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Benton Heights with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Benton Heights, MI Safe?

The D- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Benton Heights's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Benton Heights sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Benton Heights's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Benton Heights is 43.36 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Benton Heights, MI report the most crime, about 46 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Benton Heights, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Benton Heights for 2025 is $3,378,084, about $843 per resident and $2,276 per household. That equals 5.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Benton Heights Compared to Other Cities?

Benton Heights, MI:	$843
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Benton Heights is $843 per year, which is $378 more than the national average and $356 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Benton Heights:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,006 more than in Benton Heights.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $694 less than in Benton Heights

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Benton Heights for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Benton Heights	Cost per Benton Heights Resident
Murder	$1.09 million	$271
Rape/Sexual Assault	$228,447	$57
Robbery	$64,934	$16
Assault	$1.09 million	$272
Kidnapping	$27,349	$7
Vehicle Theft	$75,756	$19
Burglary	$164,646	$41
Theft	$342,853	$86
Arson	$13,266	$3
Vandalism	$217,215	$54
Animal Cruelty	$3,009	$1
Drug Crimes	$55,048	$14
Identity Theft	$7,356	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$3,378,084	$843

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Benton Heights, MI

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Benton Heights totals $8,601,849 ($2,146 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $11,979,933 ($2,988 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The south part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Benton Heights has 1, do the same, and of Benton Heights's 4,009 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Benton Heights Crime Breakdown

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

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	9.468
Robbery	0.5149
Rape	0.9398
Murder	0.1444
Total Violent Crime	11.07 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	16.51
Vehicle Theft	1.220
Burglary	4.528
Arson	0.1370
Total Property Crime	22.40 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1125
Drug Crimes	1.856
Vandalism	7.584
Identity Theft	0.2371
Animal Cruelty	0.1015
Total "Other" Rate	9.892 (C-)

Individual Benton Heights Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Benton Harbor, MI	D-	F	D
Twelve Corners, MI	B+	D	B+
Fair Plain, MI	D-	F	D-
Pearl Grange, MI	C	D-	C-
St. Joseph, MI	B	C+	B-
Sodus, MI	A	B-	A-
Spinks Corners, MI	C	C+	D+
Shoreham, MI	A-	A-	B+
Lake Michigan Beach, MI	B+	C	B+
Shanghai Corners, MI	A	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Benton Heights is higher versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Oakridge, OR	F	D-	D-
Hogansburg, NY	D+	D-	D-
Altha, FL	A+	B+	B+
Somerville, OH	A-	A-	A-
Louisiana, MO	D-	D	D
Addison, NY	A-	B	B
Leesburg, NJ	A	B+	B+
Lily, KY	C+	A-	A-
Warden, WA	D-	C+	C+
Twain Harte, CA	B-	D+	D+

Considering only the crime rate, Benton Heights is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Benton Heights, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 11% actual proficiency versus 15% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Benton Heights schools on SchoolGrade

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