The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Berrien Springs, MI
Berrien Springs is a village of 10,400 in Berrien County, about 9 miles northwest of downtown Niles · Updated November 2026
Is Berrien Springs, MI safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Berrien Springs: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 63% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Berrien Springs run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 890 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
63% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Berrien Springs as a whole, and 37% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Berrien Springs scores 890.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Berrien Springs, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Berrien Springs, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out in Berrien Springs
Simple assaults run above the US rate. Berrien Springs has less crime than the US as a whole, 35% below the US rate, but more simple assaults: 13.2 a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Berrien Springs, 65% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Berrien Springs
Every part of Berrien Springs where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Berrien Springs run from A+ to B+; 80% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Berrien Springs, the southwest side has the least crime and the north side the most.
Crime rates and types in Berrien Springs
CrimeGrade™ estimates Berrien Springs has about 24 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 35% less than the US as a whole and 30% less than Michigan.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Berrien Springs is assault, about 59% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when crime happens in Berrien Springs
The Berrien County Sheriff's Office polices Berrien Springs, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Berrien Springs, 54% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (55%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (65%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (51%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (67%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Berrien Springs compares with nearby cities
Berrien Springs has the most crime of its 5 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Berrien Springs. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Berrien Springs has more crime than 73% of them.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in Berrien Springs
Two things set Berrien Springs apart: it has 55% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 6.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and they run low here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.55% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 59% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Berrien Springs: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.30 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 68% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Berrien Springs
Crime costs Berrien Springs about $731 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 39% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $8.2 million a year, or $788 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$440,000
$43
Rape
$270,000
$26
Robbery
$36,000
$3
Assault
$1.3 million
$128
Burglary
$80,000
$8
Theft
$330,000
$32
Vehicle theft
$63,000
$6
Arson
$9,800
$1
Vandalism
$130,000
$12
Total
$2.7 million
$259
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Berrien Springs means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
Schools in Berrien Springs, MI average a SchoolGrade of B: 42% of students test proficient, against 33% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Berrien Springs on SchoolGrade
