The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Fair Plain, 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?

$4.98 million

Cost of Crime™ for Fair Plain, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,544 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Fair Plain 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 Fair Plain, 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 Fair Plain's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Fair Plain sits in the 14th percentile, ahead of 14% of cities and behind 86%. The grade covers only Fair Plain's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fair Plain is 43.39 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 9 in the northeast neighborhoods to 1 in 68 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Fair Plain, MI report the most crime, about 105 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 12 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fair Plain, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fair Plain for 2025 is $4,979,292, about $690 per resident and $1,544 per household. That equals 2.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.5%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.9%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fair Plain Compared to Other Cities?

Fair Plain, MI:	$690
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fair Plain is $690 per year, which is $226 more than the national average and $204 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fair Plain:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,158 more than in Fair Plain.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $541 less than in Fair Plain

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fair Plain	Cost per Fair Plain Resident
Murder	$1.31 million	$182
Rape/Sexual Assault	$438,028	$61
Robbery	$103,160	$14
Assault	$1.35 million	$187
Kidnapping	$62,300	$9
Vehicle Theft	$233,942	$32
Burglary	$198,433	$28
Theft	$757,092	$105
Arson	$20,429	$3
Vandalism	$327,473	$45
Animal Cruelty	$5,754	$1
Drug Crimes	$128,866	$18
Identity Theft	$44,016	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$4,979,292	$690

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fair Plain, 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 Fair Plain totals $11,163,373 ($1,548 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $16,142,665 ($2,238 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 east 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 Fair Plain has 1, do the same, and of Fair Plain's 7,213 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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Fair Plain 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 Fair Plain residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.517
Robbery	0.4547
Rape	1.002
Murder	0.0966
Total Violent Crime	8.069 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	20.27
Vehicle Theft	2.095
Burglary	3.033
Arson	0.1173
Total Property Crime	25.51 (D-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1424
Drug Crimes	2.415
Vandalism	6.355
Identity Theft	0.7884
Animal Cruelty	0.1078
Total "Other" Rate	9.809 (C-)

Individual Fair Plain Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
St. Joseph, MI	B	C+	B-
Benton Harbor, MI	D-	F	D
Benton Heights, MI	D-	F	D
Shoreham, MI	A-	A-	B+
Pearl Grange, MI	C	D-	C-
Sodus, MI	A	B-	A-
Stevensville, MI	A	A-	A
Twelve Corners, MI	B+	D	B+
Buckhorn, MI	A+	A	A+
Shanghai Corners, MI	A	A-	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fair Plain 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
Worley, NC	C+	C	C
Armonk, NY	B	B	B
Arnaudville, LA	D+	D	D
Springs, NY	B+	C+	C+
St. Augustine Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Spencer, IN	A-	A	A
Wolfforth, TX	C+	D+	D+
Sunnyvale, TX	D	D+	D+
Woodbury, TN	D	D+	D+
Atkinson, NH	A	A	A

Considering only the crime rate, Fair Plain 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 Fair Plain, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 15% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Fair Plain schools on SchoolGrade

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