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

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	C
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$72,081

Cost of Crime™ for Fern, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $903 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Fern 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 Fern, 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 Fern's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Fern sits in the 51st percentile, ahead of 51% of cities and behind 49%. The grade covers only Fern's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Fern is 23.65 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 38 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 73 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Fern, MI report the most crime, about 3 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Fern, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Fern for 2025 is $72,081, about $357 per resident and $903 per household. That equals 1.1% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 58.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 28.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Fern Compared to Other Cities?

Fern, MI:	$357
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Fern is $357 per year, which is $107 less than the national average and $130 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Fern:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,492 more than in Fern.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $208 less than in Fern

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Fern	Cost per Fern Resident
Murder	$19,703	$98
Rape/Sexual Assault	$12,315	$61
Robbery	$3,141	$16
Assault	$6,798	$34
Kidnapping	$1,210	$6
Vehicle Theft	$1,466	$7
Burglary	$6,295	$31
Theft	$9,954	$49
Arson	$499	$2
Vandalism	$7,410	$37
Animal Cruelty	$122	$1
Drug Crimes	$2,134	$11
Identity Theft	$1,032	$5
Total Cost of Crime	$72,081	$357

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Fern, 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 Fern totals $192,994 ($955 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $265,075 ($1,312 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 city holds few 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 do the same, and of Fern's 202 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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Fern 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 Fern residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.172
Robbery	0.4944
Rape	1.005
Murder	0.0519
Total Violent Crime	2.724 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	9.515
Vehicle Theft	0.4688
Burglary	3.436
Arson	0.1024
Total Property Crime	13.52 (C)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0988
Drug Crimes	1.428
Vandalism	5.135
Identity Theft	0.6599
Animal Cruelty	0.0813
Total "Other" Rate	7.404 (B-)

Individual Fern Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Custer, MI	C+	C+	C+
Wiley, MI	B	C	B
Walhalla, MI	B-	C+	C+
Walkerville, MI	A+	B-	A+
Scottville, MI	B+	B-	A-
Branch, MI	B	C+	C+
Pine Grove Beach, MI	C+	C+	C
Tallman, MI	B+	B-	B
Pentwater, MI	C	D+	C
Hart, MI	C+	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Fern 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
Pinkston, NC	F	F	F
Panco, KY	C-	B	B
Paradise Valley, NV	F	F	F
Park, KS	C	B	B
Parker Dam, CA	D	D-	D-
Parkersburg, IN	A	A-	A-
Personville, TX	B	B-	B-
Petran, MN	A	A-	A-
Pickettville, NY	A+	B+	B+
Pilot Knob, TN	D+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Fern 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 Fern, MI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 24% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Fern schools on SchoolGrade

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