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

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$7.57 million

Cost of Crime™ for Grand Haven, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $568 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven, 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 Grand Haven's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Grand Haven sits in the 90th percentile, ahead of 90% of cities and behind 10%. The grade covers only Grand Haven's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Grand Haven is 12.32 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 28 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 137 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Grand Haven, MI report the most crime, about 87 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Grand Haven, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Grand Haven for 2025 is $7,565,442, about $230 per resident and $568 per household. That equals 0.5% 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): 29.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Grand Haven Compared to Other Cities?

Grand Haven, MI:	$230
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Grand Haven is $230 per year, which is $234 less than the national average and $256 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Grand Haven:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,618 more than in Grand Haven.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $81 less than in Grand Haven

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Grand Haven	Cost per Grand Haven Resident
Murder	$1.90 million	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$2.06 million	$63
Robbery	$270,128	$8
Assault	$947,370	$29
Kidnapping	$56,847	$2
Vehicle Theft	$309,835	$9
Burglary	$229,534	$7
Theft	$799,375	$24
Arson	$79,891	$2
Vandalism	$429,031	$13
Animal Cruelty	$13,283	$0
Drug Crimes	$258,349	$8
Identity Theft	$212,731	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$7,565,442	$230

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Grand Haven, 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 Grand Haven totals $22,853,876 ($696 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $30,419,318 ($926 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 northwest 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 Grand Haven has 8, do the same, and of Grand Haven's 32,844 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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Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.004
Robbery	0.2615
Rape	1.034
Murder	0.0308
Total Violent Crime	2.330 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	4.699
Vehicle Theft	0.6092
Burglary	0.7705
Arson	0.1007
Total Property Crime	6.180 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0285
Drug Crimes	1.063
Vandalism	1.828
Identity Theft	0.8368
Animal Cruelty	0.0547
Total "Other" Rate	3.812 (A-)

Individual Grand Haven Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Spring Lake, MI	A+	B+	A+
Ferrysburg, MI	A+	B+	A+
Nunica, MI	A+	B	A+
West Olive, MI	A+	A-	A+
Fruitport, MI	B	C-	B
Rusk, MI	A+	B+	A+
Port Sheldon, MI	A+	A	A+
Norton Shores, MI	C+	D	C
Eastmanville, MI	A+	A	A+
Sullivan, MI	A-	C+	B+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Grand Haven 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
Shepherdsville, KY	C+	B+	B+
Cornelius, NC	D+	C+	C+
Coventry, RI	A-	A+	A+
Cumberland, MD	D	D+	D+
Dawsonville, GA	B+	A	A
Denison, TX	D+	C-	C-
Drexel Hill, PA	B+	B	B
Elkhorn, NE	A	B	B
Elmira, NY	D	D-	D-
Forest Park, GA	D-	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Grand Haven 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 Grand Haven, MI average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 47% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Grand Haven schools on SchoolGrade

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