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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	D-

Which crimes are included?

$15.6 million

Cost of Crime™ for Harper Woods, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $2,421 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Harper Woods 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 Harper Woods, 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 Harper Woods's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Harper Woods sits in the 15th percentile, ahead of 15% of cities and behind 85%. The grade covers only Harper Woods's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Harper Woods is 43.01 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 13 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 33 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the north parts of Harper Woods, MI report the most crime, about 138 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 43 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Harper Woods, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Harper Woods for 2025 is $15,607,262, about $865 per resident and $2,421 per household. That equals 2.9% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 48.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Harper Woods Compared to Other Cities?

Harper Woods, MI:	$865
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Harper Woods is $865 per year, which is $401 more than the national average and $378 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Harper Woods:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $983 more than in Harper Woods.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $716 less than in Harper Woods

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Harper Woods	Cost per Harper Woods Resident
Murder	$5.90 million	$327
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.14 million	$63
Robbery	$307,717	$17
Assault	$3.23 million	$179
Kidnapping	$118,631	$7
Vehicle Theft	$1.39 million	$77
Burglary	$362,435	$20
Theft	$1.23 million	$68
Arson	$45,613	$3
Vandalism	$1.42 million	$79
Animal Cruelty	$12,755	$1
Drug Crimes	$338,872	$19
Identity Theft	$106,382	$6
Total Cost of Crime	$15,607,262	$865

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Harper Woods, 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 Harper Woods totals $45,436,841 ($2,518 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $61,044,102 ($3,383 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 do the same, and of Harper Woods's 18,043 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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Harper Woods 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 Harper Woods residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	6.241
Robbery	0.5422
Rape	1.039
Murder	0.1740
Total Violent Crime	7.997 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.20
Vehicle Theft	4.982
Burglary	2.215
Arson	0.1047
Total Property Crime	20.50 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1084
Drug Crimes	2.539
Vandalism	11.01
Identity Theft	0.7618
Animal Cruelty	0.0956
Total "Other" Rate	14.51 (D-)

Individual Harper Woods Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI	C	C-	C
Eastpointe, MI	D-	F	D-
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	C+	B	C+
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	C	C	C
Grosse Pointe, MI	D	D-	D+
Grosse Pointe Park, MI	C-	D+	C-
St. Clair Shores, MI	C-	C	C
Roseville, MI	D	D	D+
Center Line, MI	D-	D-	D-
Warren, MI	D	D-	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Harper Woods 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
Lincoln, IL	B	B	B
Norwalk, IA	A+	A+	A+
Northview, MI	B	B-	B-
Macomb, IL	D+	C-	C-
Luquillo, PR	F	D-	D-
Lugoff, SC	C-	C+	C+
Lowell, MI	A+	B	B
Longmeadow, MA	A-	B-	B-
Logan, OH	C	D	D
Livingston, CA	D+	D-	D-

Considering only the crime rate, Harper Woods 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 Harper Woods, MI average SchoolGrade of D-, with 20% actual proficiency versus 21% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Harper Woods schools on SchoolGrade

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