The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Byron Center, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$5.39 million

Cost of Crime™ for Byron Center, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $540 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Byron Center 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 Byron Center, MI Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Byron Center's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Byron Center sits in the 96th percentile, ahead of 96% of cities and behind 4%. The grade covers only Byron Center's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Byron Center is 9.786 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 88 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 150 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Byron Center, MI report the most crime, about 59 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 17 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Byron Center, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Byron Center for 2025 is $5,391,914, about $193 per resident and $540 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Byron Center Compared to Other Cities?

Byron Center, MI:	$193
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Byron Center is $193 per year, which is $271 less than the national average and $294 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Byron Center:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,655 more than in Byron Center.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $44 less than in Byron Center

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Byron Center	Cost per Byron Center Resident
Murder	$1.25 million	$45
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.57 million	$56
Robbery	$128,817	$5
Assault	$570,686	$20
Kidnapping	$104,873	$4
Vehicle Theft	$533,302	$19
Burglary	$156,992	$6
Theft	$512,967	$18
Arson	$70,040	$3
Vandalism	$196,838	$7
Animal Cruelty	$9,713	$0
Drug Crimes	$202,054	$7
Identity Theft	$87,257	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$5,391,914	$193

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Byron Center, 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 Byron Center totals $16,016,227 ($573 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $21,408,141 ($766 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 west 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 Byron Center has 3, do the same, and of Byron Center's 27,937 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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Byron Center 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 Byron Center residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7113
Robbery	0.1466
Rape	0.9263
Murder	0.0238
Total Violent Crime	1.808 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.545
Vehicle Theft	1.233
Burglary	0.6196
Arson	0.1038
Total Property Crime	5.502 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0619
Drug Crimes	0.9778
Vandalism	0.9863
Identity Theft	0.4035
Animal Cruelty	0.0470
Total "Other" Rate	2.476 (A)

Individual Byron Center Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Byron Center is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Byron Center.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Cutlerville, MI	B-	D+	C+
Corinth, MI	A	A-	B+
Grandville, MI	B	C+	B-
Wyoming, MI	C-	D-	C-
Dutton, MI	A+	A	A
North Dorr, MI	A+	B-	A+
Moline, MI	A	B+	B+
Kentwood, MI	C-	D	D+
Jamestown, MI	A+	B+	A+
Caledonia, MI	A	B+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Byron Center is lower 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
Trussville, AL	B	A-	A-
Basking Ridge, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Bay Point, CA	C	C-	C-
Beaver Falls, PA	B	A-	A-
Whiting, NJ	A+	A	A
Berea, KY	C+	A-	A-
Maplewood, NJ	B	B	B
West Islip, NY	A-	B+	B+
Bridgewater, MA	A	B+	B+
Zion, IL	C+	C+	C+

Considering only the crime rate, Byron Center 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 Byron Center, MI average SchoolGrade of A-, with 57% actual proficiency versus 52% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Byron Center schools on SchoolGrade

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