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

D-

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$23.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for Oak Park, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,899 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oak Park 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 Oak Park, 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 Oak Park's combined rate is much higher than the norm. Oak Park sits in the 13th percentile, ahead of 13% of cities and behind 87%. The grade covers only Oak Park's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Oak Park is 44.37 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 17 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 32 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northwest parts of Oak Park, MI report the most crime, about 238 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 20 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oak Park, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Oak Park for 2025 is $23,880,666, about $796 per resident and $1,899 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 50.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 37.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Oak Park Compared to Other Cities?

Oak Park, MI:	$796
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Oak Park is $796 per year, which is $331 more than the national average and $309 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Oak Park:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,053 more than in Oak Park.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $647 less than in Oak Park

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Oak Park	Cost per Oak Park Resident
Murder	$8.01 million	$267
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.95 million	$65
Robbery	$532,705	$18
Assault	$4.30 million	$143
Kidnapping	$70,671	$2
Vehicle Theft	$2.76 million	$92
Burglary	$526,647	$18
Theft	$2.01 million	$67
Arson	$95,065	$3
Vandalism	$2.52 million	$84
Animal Cruelty	$27,844	$1
Drug Crimes	$711,174	$24
Identity Theft	$362,372	$12
Total Cost of Crime	$23,880,666	$796

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Oak Park, 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 Oak Park totals $63,742,540 ($2,124 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $87,623,206 ($2,919 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 southwest 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 Oak Park has 3, do the same, and of Oak Park's 30,016 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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Oak Park 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 Oak Park residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.984
Robbery	0.5642
Rape	1.074
Murder	0.1421
Total Violent Crime	6.764 (D-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.93
Vehicle Theft	5.944
Burglary	1.934
Arson	0.1311
Total Property Crime	20.94 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0388
Drug Crimes	3.203
Vandalism	11.74
Identity Theft	1.560
Animal Cruelty	0.1254
Total "Other" Rate	16.66 (D-)

Individual Oak Park Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Huntington Woods, MI	B-	B	B
Pleasant Ridge, MI	C+	B	B-
Berkley, MI	C	B-	C
Ferndale, MI	D	D-	D
Lathrup Village, MI	D-	D	D-
Royal Oak, MI	C-	C+	D+
Southfield, MI	D-	D-	D
Hazel Park, MI	D	D-	D
Beverly Hills, MI	B-	B+	C+
Madison Heights, MI	D+	C-	D+

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Oak Park 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
West Roxbury, MA	B+	B-	B-
Dade City, FL	A	B+	B+
Davison, MI	B	C+	C+
Derby, KS	B-	B	B
Dodge City, KS	D	D	D
East Haven, CT	C	A-	A-
East Northport, NY	A-	A-	A-
Elizabethtown, PA	A-	A	A
Englewood, NJ	C	C+	C+
Glen Cove, NY	C+	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Oak Park 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 Oak Park, MI average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 27% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Oak Park schools on SchoolGrade

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