The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ottawa Lake, 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?

$1.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Ottawa Lake, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $640 per household.

More cost data

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

The overall crime rate in Ottawa Lake is 14.35 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 55 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 80 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Ottawa Lake, MI report the most crime, about 14 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ottawa Lake, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ottawa Lake for 2025 is $1,022,681, about $250 per resident and $640 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): 56.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 30.2%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ottawa Lake Compared to Other Cities?

Ottawa Lake, MI:	$250
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ottawa Lake is $250 per year, which is $214 less than the national average and $236 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ottawa Lake:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,598 more than in Ottawa Lake.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $101 less than in Ottawa Lake

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ottawa Lake	Cost per Ottawa Lake Resident
Murder	$238,133	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$232,005	$57
Robbery	$30,579	$7
Assault	$132,790	$33
Kidnapping	$31,286	$8
Vehicle Theft	$62,427	$15
Burglary	$49,459	$12
Theft	$117,745	$29
Arson	$12,786	$3
Vandalism	$53,582	$13
Animal Cruelty	$2,399	$1
Drug Crimes	$47,957	$12
Identity Theft	$11,532	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$1,022,681	$250

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ottawa Lake, 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 Ottawa Lake totals $2,740,419 ($671 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,763,101 ($921 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 southeast 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 Ottawa Lake has 5, do the same, and of Ottawa Lake's 4,085 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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Ottawa Lake 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 Ottawa Lake residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.132
Robbery	0.2380
Rape	0.9367
Murder	0.0310
Total Violent Crime	2.338 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	5.566
Vehicle Theft	0.9869
Burglary	1.335
Arson	0.1296
Total Property Crime	8.017 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.1263
Drug Crimes	1.587
Vandalism	1.836
Identity Theft	0.3647
Animal Cruelty	0.0794
Total "Other" Rate	3.994 (A-)

Individual Ottawa Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whiteford Center, MI	A	B-	A-
Lambertville, MI	A-	B	A-
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B
Riga, MI	A	B+	A-
Temperance, MI	A	B-	A-
Ottawa Hills, OH	C	C	C
Samaria, MI	A	B+	B+
Berkey, OH	B	B-	C+
Petersburg, MI	A	B-	A
Richfield Center, OH	B	D+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ottawa Lake 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
Ben Wheeler, TX	C+	C-	C-
Captain Cook, HI	D-	C	C
Carroll Valley, PA	A+	A+	A+
Cassatt, SC	C-	D	D
Clinton, PA	B	B	B
West DeLand, FL	B+	B+	B+
Roseau, MN	D+	C+	C+
Rosemont, IL	D-	C-	C-
Roseville, OH	C	D+	D+
Roundup, MT	C-	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Ottawa Lake 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 Ottawa Lake, MI average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 38% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ottawa Lake schools on SchoolGrade

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