Newaygo County, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

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$9.27 million

Cost of Crime™ for Newaygo County, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $465 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Newaygo County 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 Newaygo County against the average US county, where the rate is lower than the norm. Newaygo County sits in the 76th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 76% of counties and behind 24%. The grade covers only Newaygo County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Newaygo County is 2.636 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 260 in the central areas to 1 in 528 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the south parts of Newaygo County, MI report the most violent crime, about 30 cases per year. The northeast part reports the fewest, around 8 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Newaygo County, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Newaygo County is projected at $9,272,248 for 2025, about $179 per resident and $465 per household. That equals 0.6% 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): 37.5%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.6%

How Much Does Violent Crime Cost in Newaygo County Compared to Other Counties?

Newaygo County, MI:	$179
Wayne County, MI:	$576
Ottawa County, MI:	$135
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $179 per resident each year in Newaygo County, which is $79 less than the national average and $133 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Newaygo County:

In Wayne County, MI, crime costs $576 per person, which is $397 more than in Newaygo County.
In Ottawa County, MI, crime costs $135 per person, which is $45 less than in Newaygo County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Newaygo County	Cost per Newaygo County Resident
Murder	$3.67 million	$71
Rape/Sexual Assault	$3.25 million	$63
Robbery	$422,394	$8
Assault	$1.93 million	$37
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$9,272,248	$179

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Newaygo County, 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 Newaygo County totals $40,604,157 ($786 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $49,876,405 ($965 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Newaygo County, 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 west part of the county has more 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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Newaygo County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.301
Robbery	0.2599
Rape	1.038
Murder	0.0378
Total Violent Crime	2.636 (B+)

Individual Newaygo County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mecosta County, MI	A	C	A+
Muskegon County, MI	D+	D-	D
Oceana County, MI	A	B	A-
Lake County, MI	C	D-	C-
Montcalm County, MI	A+	B+	A+
Kent County, MI	B+	C-	B
Ottawa County, MI	A+	A-	A+
Osceola County, MI	A-	C	A-
Mason County, MI	A-	B	A-
Ionia County, MI	C+	B-	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Newaygo County is lower versus other counties of the same size for violent crime. The table below compares crime in counties with comparable overall population in the county‘s boundaries.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Waller County, TX	C-	C	C
Washington County, VT	B	A-	A-
Washington County, OH	B+	B	B
Franklin County, VA	B-	A-	A-
Fulton County, NY	A-	B-	B-
Gadsden County, FL	B	D+	D+
Genesee County, NY	A+	A-	A-
Gibson County, TN	D	D	D
Gila County, AZ	B-	C-	C-
Whiteside County, IL	A-	A-	A-

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

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