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

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	A
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$847,296

Cost of Crime™ for Ray, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $556 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Ray 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 Ray, 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 Ray's combined rate is much lower than the norm. Ray sits in the 89th percentile, ahead of 89% of cities and behind 11%. The grade covers only Ray's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Ray is 12.56 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 69 in the west neighborhoods to 1 in 99 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of Ray, MI report the most crime, about 8 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 3 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ray, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Ray for 2025 is $847,296, about $241 per resident and $556 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): 55.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 31.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.6%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Ray Compared to Other Cities?

Ray, MI:	$241
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Ray is $241 per year, which is $223 less than the national average and $246 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ray:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $1,608 more than in Ray.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $92 less than in Ray

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to Ray	Cost per Ray Resident
Murder	$161,638	$46
Rape/Sexual Assault	$202,437	$58
Robbery	$20,717	$6
Assault	$203,623	$58
Kidnapping	$5,719	$2
Vehicle Theft	$42,960	$12
Burglary	$44,209	$13
Theft	$58,921	$17
Arson	$8,538	$2
Vandalism	$53,729	$15
Animal Cruelty	$1,725	$0
Drug Crimes	$34,046	$10
Identity Theft	$9,035	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$847,296	$241

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Ray, 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 Ray totals $2,105,049 ($598 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,952,345 ($839 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 central 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 Ray has 3, do the same, and of Ray's 3,518 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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Ray 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 Ray residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.015
Robbery	0.1872
Rape	0.9490
Murder	0.0244
Total Violent Crime	3.176 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.234
Vehicle Theft	0.7886
Burglary	1.385
Arson	0.1005
Total Property Crime	5.509 (A)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0268
Drug Crimes	1.308
Vandalism	2.138
Identity Theft	0.3318
Animal Cruelty	0.0663
Total "Other" Rate	3.871 (A-)

Individual Ray Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Washington, MI	A	A-	A
Armada, MI	B+	C+	B+
Macomb, MI	A	A	A
Romeo, MI	A-	A-	A-
New Haven, MI	A-	B+	A-
Utica, MI	B-	B	C+
New Baltimore, MI	A-	B	B+
Richmond, MI	C+	C	C
Muttonville, MI	B-	B-	C
Berville, MI	A+	A-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ray 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
Cabot, PA	A+	A-	A-
Brookwood, AL	B+	A	A
Wintersville, OH	C-	A-	A-
Windsor, MO	C-	D+	D+
Willard, UT	A	B+	B+
White Sulphur Springs, WV	D+	D	D
West Suffield, CT	A-	A+	A+
West Friendship, MD	B+	B+	B+
Wellston, OK	C	B-	B-
Versailles, IN	B+	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, Ray 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 Ray, MI average SchoolGrade of B-, with 41% actual proficiency versus 45% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Ray schools on SchoolGrade

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