Little Lake, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

D-

Violent Crime Grade	D-
Property Crime Grade	D-
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$119,332

Cost of Crime™ for Little Lake, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $678 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Little Lake 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 D- grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Little Lake against the average US city, where the rate is much higher than the norm. Little Lake sits in the 13th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 13% of cities and behind 87%. The grade covers only Little Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Little Lake is 6.078 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 134 in the south neighborhoods to 1 in 347 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Little Lake, MI report the most violent crime, about 1 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Little Lake, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Little Lake is projected at $119,332 for 2025, about $295 per resident and $678 per household. That equals 0.8% 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): 46.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 38.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.5%

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

Little Lake, MI:	$295
Highland Park, MI:	$1391
Pearline, MI:	$93
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $295 per resident each year in Little Lake, which is $37 more than the national average and $17 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Little Lake:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,391 per person, which is $1,096 more than in Little Lake.
In Pearline, MI, crime costs $93 per person, which is $203 less than in Little Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Little Lake	Cost per Little Lake Resident
Murder	$33,479	$83
Rape/Sexual Assault	$28,531	$71
Robbery	$9,455	$23
Assault	$47,867	$118
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$119,332	$295

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Little Lake, 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 Little Lake totals $376,310 ($931 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $495,642 ($1,227 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Little Lake, 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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Little Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.126
Robbery	0.7441
Rape	1.165
Murder	0.0441
Total Violent Crime	6.078 (D-)

Individual Little Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Gwinn, MI	D	F	D
New Swanzy, MI	D-	D-	D-
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, MI	B	B-	B
Skandia, MI	C	C+	C-
McFarland, MI	C-	C	D+
Austin, MI	C	D+	C-
Dukes, MI	C-	B-	D
Sands, MI	C+	B	C
Princeton, MI	C	C-	C-
Green Garden, MI	C-	C	D

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Little Lake is higher 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
Hamburg, IL	B-	B	B
Hope, NJ	A+	A+	A+
Hobson, TX	B+	C	C
Heart Lake, PA	B	C-	C-
Hazel, SD	C	C+	C+
Hassell, NC	F	F	F
Harvel, IL	B-	B-	B-
Hartmansville, WV	A	B	B
Hartfield, NY	D+	D+	D+
Harmony, GA	B	B-	B-

Considering only the violent crime rate, Little Lake is less safe than the Michigan state average and less safe than the national average.

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