The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in Heartside-Downtown

This overview combines violent, property, and other offenses into a single grade for Heartside-Downtown. The dedicated violent crime and property crime pages go deeper on each. The map below shows the overall crime rate per 1,000 residents.

 

Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI Map of Crime Rates
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D+

Overall Crime Grade™

F
C
Other Crime Grade
C-

$3.48 million

Cost of Crime™ for Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,089 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Heartside-Downtown 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 Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Heartside-Downtown's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Heartside-Downtown sits in the 31st percentile, ahead of 31% of neighborhoods and behind 69%. The grade covers only Heartside-Downtown's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Heartside-Downtown is 48.29 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the southwest areas to 1 in 39 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI report the most crime, about 51 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Heartside-Downtown for 2025 is $3,482,755, about $759 per resident and $1,089 per household. That equals 1.7% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.0%
  2. Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.6%
  3. Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.3%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Heartside-Downtown Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI: $759
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Heartside-Downtown is $759 per year, which is $295 more than the national average and $272 more than Grand Rapids's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Heartside-Downtown:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $514 more than in Heartside-Downtown.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $503 less than in Heartside-Downtown

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Heartside-Downtown for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to Heartside-Downtown
Cost per Heartside-Downtown Resident
Murder
$422,699
$92
Rape/Sexual Assault
$278,652
$61
Robbery
$95,494
$21
Assault
$1.47 million
$321
Kidnapping
$15,335
$3
Vehicle Theft
$281,983
$61
Burglary
$83,706
$18
Theft
$402,682
$88
Arson
$19,333
$4
Vandalism
$187,265
$41
Animal Cruelty
$7,904
$2
Drug Crimes
$150,419
$33
Identity Theft
$66,712
$15
Total Cost of Crime
$3,482,755
$759

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, 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 Heartside-Downtown totals $4,564,854 ($995 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $8,047,609 ($1,754 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 north part of the neighborhood 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 Heartside-Downtown has 13, do the same, and of Heartside-Downtown's 4,588 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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Heartside-Downtown 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 Heartside-Downtown residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
11.16
Robbery
0.6617
Rape
1.002
Murder
0.0490
Total Violent Crime
12.87 (F)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
16.95
Vehicle Theft
3.969
Burglary
2.012
Arson
0.1745
Total Property Crime
23.10 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0551
Drug Crimes
4.432
Vandalism
5.713
Identity Theft
1.879
Animal Cruelty
0.2329
Total "Other" Rate
12.31 (C-)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Heartside-Downtown is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Heartside-Downtown.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
C
D
B-
D+
D-
C-
C-
D-
C+
C
D+
C
D-
F
D
C+
D+
B-
D+
F
C
B-
D+
B
B-
D+
B
C-
D-
C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Heartside-Downtown is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
D
D
D
C
C+
C+
F
D
D
C
D
D
B
B
B
C+
A-
A-
F
D-
D-
A+
A-
A-
D
D
D
F
D-
D-

Considering only the crime rate, Heartside-Downtown 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 Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 13% actual proficiency versus 17% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Heartside-Downtown schools on SchoolGrade

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