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

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$936,339

Cost of Crime™ for Gowen, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $717 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Gowen 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 Gowen, 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 Gowen's combined rate is lower than the norm. Gowen sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of cities and behind 17%. The grade covers only Gowen's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Gowen is 14.47 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 60 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 90 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Gowen, MI report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Gowen, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Gowen for 2025 is $936,339, about $251 per resident and $717 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

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

Gowen, MI:	$251
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Gowen is $251 per year, which is $213 less than the national average and $235 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Gowen:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,597 more than in Gowen.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $102 less than in Gowen

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Gowen	Cost per Gowen Resident
Murder	$202,303	$54
Rape/Sexual Assault	$219,045	$59
Robbery	$39,525	$11
Assault	$139,224	$37
Kidnapping	$12,834	$3
Vehicle Theft	$61,728	$17
Burglary	$40,843	$11
Theft	$106,936	$29
Arson	$9,151	$2
Vandalism	$53,521	$14
Animal Cruelty	$1,558	$0
Drug Crimes	$36,043	$10
Identity Theft	$13,629	$4
Total Cost of Crime	$936,339	$251

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Gowen, 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 Gowen totals $2,448,791 ($658 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,385,130 ($909 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 Gowen has 1, do the same, and of Gowen's 3,724 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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Gowen 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 Gowen residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.302
Robbery	0.3374
Rape	0.9701
Murder	0.0289
Total Violent Crime	2.638 (B-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.545
Vehicle Theft	1.070
Burglary	1.209
Arson	0.1018
Total Property Crime	7.926 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0568
Drug Crimes	1.308
Vandalism	2.012
Identity Theft	0.4729
Animal Cruelty	0.0566
Total "Other" Rate	3.906 (A-)

Individual Gowen Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Turk Lake, MI	A-	B	B+
Greenville, MI	B+	C-	B+
Trufant, MI	A	B-	A
Evans, MI	A+	B	A+
Langston, MI	A	A-	A-
Sidney, MI	C+	C	C
Coral, MI	A+	B-	A+
Grattan, MI	A+	A-	A+
Cedar Springs, MI	A	C+	A
Belding, MI	B	C+	B

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Gowen 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
Townsend, MT	C-	D	D
Vassalboro, ME	A	A+	A+
Wakarusa, IN	A	B	B
St. Helen, MI	C-	D-	D-
Bishop, TX	D-	D	D
Woodlawn, TN	B	C-	C-
Weston Lakes, TX	B+	A	A
Verbena, AL	B	B	B
South Chicago Heights, IL	D-	D+	D+
Rockford, TN	D	D	D

Considering only the crime rate, Gowen 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 Gowen, MI average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 35% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Gowen schools on SchoolGrade

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