The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in East Tawas, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C

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$2.03 million

Cost of Crime™ for East Tawas, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $934 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of East Tawas 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 East Tawas, MI Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where East Tawas's combined rate is about the same as the norm. East Tawas sits in the 45th percentile, ahead of 45% of cities and behind 55%. The grade covers only East Tawas's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in East Tawas is 25.60 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 23 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 58 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of East Tawas, MI report the most crime, about 21 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in East Tawas, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in East Tawas for 2025 is $2,034,247, about $448 per resident and $934 per household. That equals 1.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.7%

How Much Does Crime Cost in East Tawas Compared to Other Cities?

East Tawas, MI:	$448
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in East Tawas is $448 per year, which is $17 less than the national average and $39 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to East Tawas:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,401 more than in East Tawas.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $299 less than in East Tawas

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to East Tawas	Cost per East Tawas Resident
Murder	$562,989	$124
Rape/Sexual Assault	$282,763	$62
Robbery	$51,266	$11
Assault	$439,271	$97
Kidnapping	$23,942	$5
Vehicle Theft	$45,625	$10
Burglary	$150,407	$33
Theft	$185,396	$41
Arson	$15,792	$3
Vandalism	$173,395	$38
Animal Cruelty	$3,671	$1
Drug Crimes	$69,246	$15
Identity Theft	$30,481	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$2,034,247	$448

The Intangible Cost of Crime in East Tawas, 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 East Tawas totals $5,220,563 ($1,149 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $7,254,810 ($1,597 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 East Tawas has 5, do the same, and of East Tawas's 4,544 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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East Tawas 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 East Tawas residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	3.366
Robbery	0.3587
Rape	1.026
Murder	0.0659
Total Violent Crime	4.817 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	7.878
Vehicle Theft	0.6484
Burglary	3.649
Arson	0.1439
Total Property Crime	12.32 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0869
Drug Crimes	2.060
Vandalism	5.341
Identity Theft	0.8667
Animal Cruelty	0.1092
Total "Other" Rate	8.464 (C)

Individual East Tawas Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Tawas City, MI	B-	D+	B
White Rock, MI	A-	B	A-
Foote Site Village, MI	C	D+	C-
National City, MI	A	B-	A
Oscoda, MI	C	D	C
Turner, MI	C+	D+	C+
Whittemore, MI	A-	B+	A-
Hale, MI	C-	C-	D+
Greenbush, MI	B+	C	B+
Mikado, MI	A-	B	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

East Tawas is similar 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
White Hall, MD	B	C+	C+
Woodbridge, CA	F	F	F
Wood Village, OR	F	D+	D+
Womelsdorf, PA	A	A	A
Westmont, PA	A	A-	A-
Westover, MD	D-	D-	D-
Wolcottville, IN	C+	B-	B-
Wiscasset, ME	A-	A+	A+
Westvale, NY	A	B+	B+
Wirtz, VA	B+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, East Tawas is as safe as 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 East Tawas, MI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 34% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See East Tawas schools on SchoolGrade

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