The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in St. James, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	F
Property Crime Grade	F
Other Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

$157,989

Cost of Crime™ for St. James, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $2,786 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of St. James 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 St. James, MI Safe?

The F overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where St. James's combined rate is much higher than the norm. St. James sits in the 1st percentile, ahead of 1% of cities and behind 99%. The grade covers only St. James's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in St. James is 95.79 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 11 in the southwest neighborhoods to 1 in 11 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southwest parts of St. James, MI report the most crime, about 10 cases per year. The west part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in St. James, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in St. James for 2025 is $157,989, about $1,436 per resident and $2,786 per household. That equals 3.0% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 56.1%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 32.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.8%

How Much Does Crime Cost in St. James Compared to Other Cities?

St. James, MI:	$1436
Highland Park, MI:	$1848
Hudsonville, MI:	$149
Michigan:	$487
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in St. James is $1,436 per year, which is $972 more than the national average and $950 more than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to St. James:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,848 per person, which is $412 more than in St. James.
In Hudsonville, MI, crime costs $149 per person, which is $1,287 less than in St. James

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

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

Crime	Cost to St. James	Cost per St. James Resident
Murder	$31,133	$283
Rape/Sexual Assault	$6,961	$63
Robbery	$4,305	$39
Assault	$56,615	$515
Kidnapping	$434	$4
Vehicle Theft	$2,112	$19
Burglary	$10,408	$95
Theft	$13,517	$123
Arson	$405	$4
Vandalism	$19,222	$175
Animal Cruelty	$132	$1
Drug Crimes	$3,978	$36
Identity Theft	$8,766	$80
Total Cost of Crime	$157,989	$1,436

The Intangible Cost of Crime in St. James, 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 St. James totals $256,161 ($2,329 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $414,150 ($3,765 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 city holds few 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 St. James's 110 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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St. James 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 St. James residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	17.92
Robbery	1.244
Rape	1.044
Murder	0.1506
Total Violent Crime	20.36 (F)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	23.73
Vehicle Theft	1.240
Burglary	10.43
Arson	0.1525
Total Property Crime	35.55 (F)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0651
Drug Crimes	4.889
Vandalism	24.46
Identity Theft	10.30
Animal Cruelty	0.1628
Total "Other" Rate	39.87 (F)

Individual St. James Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Beaver Island, MI	F	F	F
Cross Village, MI	B+	D	A-
Middle Village, MI	B+	D+	A-
Naubinway, MI	C+	D-	B+
Gould City, MI	A-	C	A
Engadine, MI	C	D-	B
Gilchrist, MI	D+	F	B-
Brevort, MI	C-	D-	C
Burgess, MI	A	B-	A-
Gulliver, MI	C+	D	C

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

St. James 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
Scarce Grease, AL	C+	C	C
Mount Airy, VA	B+	B-	B-
Mount Washington, MA	A-	B-	B-
Mount Wesley, MD	D+	D	D
Neal, KS	C+	A-	A-
Sand, TX	D-	D	D
Sandcut, IN	A+	A	A
Sandfield, AL	B-	C	C
Sandlake, OR	C-	C+	C+
Sandy Cross, NC	B-	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, St. James 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 St. James, MI average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 41% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See St. James schools on SchoolGrade

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