The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI: Crime Maps and Statistics

Crime per Capita in West Grand

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

 

West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI Map of Crime Rates
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C-

Overall Crime Grade™

D
C
Other Crime Grade
C

$11.9 million

Cost of Crime™ for West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI

In 2025, crime will cost $1,541 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Grand 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 West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI Safe?

The C- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where West Grand's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. West Grand sits in the 38th percentile, ahead of 38% of neighborhoods and behind 62%. The grade covers only West Grand's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in West Grand is 43.53 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 15 in the southeast areas to 1 in 40 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI report the most crime, about 126 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 33 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Grand for 2025 is $11,895,515, about $679 per resident and $1,541 per household. That equals 2.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:
  1. Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 53.9%
  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): 11.4%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Grand Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI: $679
Evergreen, Detroit, MI: $1273
Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI: $257
Michigan: $487
USA: $464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Grand is $679 per year, which is $214 more than the national average and $192 more than Grand Rapids's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West Grand:
  • In Evergreen, Detroit, MI, crime costs $1,273 per person, which is $595 more than in West Grand.
  • In Flat Rock Area, Flat Rock, MI, crime costs $257 per person, which is $422 less than in West Grand

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Grand for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.
Crime
Cost to West Grand
Cost per West Grand Resident
Murder
$2.63 million
$150
Rape/Sexual Assault
$1.10 million
$63
Robbery
$230,781
$13
Assault
$3.47 million
$198
Kidnapping
$57,867
$3
Vehicle Theft
$845,631
$48
Burglary
$431,137
$25
Theft
$1.62 million
$93
Arson
$77,245
$4
Vandalism
$701,717
$40
Animal Cruelty
$20,604
$1
Drug Crimes
$498,358
$28
Identity Theft
$209,980
$12
Total Cost of Crime
$11,895,515
$679

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Grand, 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 West Grand totals $23,665,130 ($1,350 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $35,560,646 ($2,029 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 west 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 do the same, and of West Grand's 17,529 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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West Grand 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 West Grand residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Assault
6.896
Robbery
0.4186
Rape
1.035
Murder
0.0798
Total Violent Crime
8.429 (D)
 
 

 


Property Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Theft
17.88
Vehicle Theft
3.115
Burglary
2.712
Arson
0.1825
Total Property Crime
23.89 (C)
 
 

 


Other Crime Rates

Crime Type
Crime Rate
Kidnapping
0.0544
Drug Crimes
3.844
Vandalism
5.604
Identity Theft
1.548
Animal Cruelty
0.1589
Total "Other" Rate
11.21 (C)

 


Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

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

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

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West Grand is higher 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
C
C
A+
A+
A+
B
C+
C+
C-
C+
C+
C-
D+
D+
C
B-
B-
B-
B-
B-
B
B-
B-
A-
A
A
D
C-
C-

Considering only the crime rate, West Grand 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 West Grand, Grand Rapids, MI average SchoolGrade of F, with 16% actual proficiency versus 20% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Grand schools on SchoolGrade

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