Birchwood, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	A-

Which crimes are included?

$25,340

Cost of Crime™ for Birchwood, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $564 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Birchwood with the least violent crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Violent crime concentrates where people gather after dark, near nightlife, bars, and transit, more than on residential streets. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read those hot spots.

The B- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Birchwood against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Birchwood sits in the 58th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 58% of cities and behind 42%. The grade covers only Birchwood's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Birchwood is 2.625 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 322 in the northwest neighborhoods to 1 in 490 in the northeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Birchwood, MI report the most violent crime, about 0 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Birchwood, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Birchwood is projected at $25,340 for 2025, about $217 per resident and $564 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income, and it counts only the bills that can be totaled: emergency care, lost wages, and the justice response. The larger cost, the harm to victims, comes later on this page. These tangible costs split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 44.3%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 40.6%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.0%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Birchwood Compared to Other Cities?

Birchwood, MI:	$217
Highland Park, MI:	$1391
Pearline, MI:	$93
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $217 per resident each year in Birchwood, which is $42 less than the national average and $96 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Birchwood:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,391 per person, which is $1,175 more than in Birchwood.
In Pearline, MI, crime costs $93 per person, which is $124 less than in Birchwood

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the violent-crime total into its four offenses for Birchwood, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Birchwood	Cost per Birchwood Resident
Murder	$12,840	$110
Rape/Sexual Assault	$7,097	$61
Robbery	$1,610	$14
Assault	$3,793	$32
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$25,340	$217

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Birchwood, MI

Much of what violent crime costs never reaches a bill. Pain, trauma, and lost quality of life for victims and their families typically outweigh the medical and legal totals above. Research-based methods put a figure on that harm so it can be compared across places. By those methods, the human cost of violent crime in Birchwood totals $120,868 ($1,033 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $146,208 ($1,250 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Birchwood, MI, where the loss is mostly replaceable property. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Violent Crime Maps

Violent crime rates are measured per resident, so places packed with visitors after dark read high even when few people live there. Bars, clubs, event venues, and transit hubs draw the crowds where assaults and robberies cluster. How strongly this shows on the map depends on the commercial base; the city has few retail establishments. A red block full of bars and venues does not mean the homes around it are dangerous.

Transit stations show the same effect: large moving crowds, few residents, so per-capita violent crime reads high. Before judging a residential street, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total count of incidents, and note what draws crowds nearby.

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Birchwood Violent Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which offenses feed the Violent Crime Grade above, each as crimes per 1,000 Birchwood residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.129
Robbery	0.4375
Rape	1.000
Murder	0.0584
Total Violent Crime	2.625 (B-)

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Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Long Point, MI	A+	B	A+
Mullett Lake, MI	A-	B	B
Topinabee, MI	B+	C-	A
Point Nipigon, MI	B-	C-	B-
Cheboygan, MI	C	C-	C
Van, MI	A-	C+	A
Brutus, MI	A	B-	A
Indian River, MI	C+	C+	B-
Burt Lake, MI	A	B	A
Pellston, MI	A-	C-	A

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Birchwood is lower versus other cities of the same size for violent 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
The Glen, NH	B-	A-	A-
Estes, TX	A-	B-	B-
Vealmoor, TX	D-	D	D
Vanceboro, ME	C	B+	B+
Vallecitos, NM	F	F	F
Fairmount, MD	D	D+	D+
Torrent, KY	D-	B-	B-
Tomlinson, IL	A-	A-	A-
Gibbs City, MI	D+	C	C
Gleeson, AZ	B	C-	C-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Birchwood is safer than the Michigan state average and safer than the national average.

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