Oceana County, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Overall Crime Grade™

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

Which crimes are included?

$5.36 million

Cost of Crime™ for Oceana County, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $514 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Oceana 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 Oceana County against the average US county, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Oceana County sits in the 68th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 68% of counties and behind 32%. The grade covers only Oceana County's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby counties.

The violent crime rate in Oceana County is 2.920 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southeast part of the county the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 229 in the northwest areas to 1 in 535 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of Oceana County, MI report the most violent crime, about 19 cases per year. The southwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Oceana County, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Oceana County is projected at $5,358,777 for 2025, about $199 per resident and $514 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): 45.2%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.8%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 14.9%

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

Oceana County, MI:	$199
Wayne County, MI:	$576
Ottawa County, MI:	$135
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $199 per resident each year in Oceana County, which is $60 less than the national average and $113 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses counties similar to Oceana County:

In Wayne County, MI, crime costs $576 per person, which is $377 more than in Oceana County.
In Ottawa County, MI, crime costs $135 per person, which is $64 less than in Oceana County

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Oceana County	Cost per Oceana County Resident
Murder	$2.30 million	$85
Rape/Sexual Assault	$1.54 million	$57
Robbery	$267,056	$10
Assault	$1.25 million	$47
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$5,358,777	$199

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Oceana 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 Oceana County totals $23,067,296 ($856 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $28,426,073 ($1,054 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Oceana 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 northwest 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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Oceana County Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.619
Robbery	0.3149
Rape	0.9400
Murder	0.0454
Total Violent Crime	2.920 (B)

Individual Oceana County Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

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

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Mason County, MI	A-	B	A-
Muskegon County, MI	D+	D-	D
Newaygo County, MI	A+	B+	A+
Lake County, MI	C	D-	C-
Mecosta County, MI	A	C	A+
Osceola County, MI	A-	C	A-
Montcalm County, MI	A+	B+	A+
Isabella County, MI	B+	C	A-
Sheboygan County, WI	B+	A-	B+
Clare County, MI	B-	D	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for County with Similar Populations

Oceana 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
Chambers County, AL	C+	C-	C-
Caroline County, MD	C+	C+	C+
Caroline County, VA	B+	B+	B+
Carroll County, AR	D+	D+	D+
Carroll County, IA	B+	B	B
Carroll County, OH	B	A-	A-
Carroll County, TN	D+	C	C
Carroll County, VA	B	B+	B+
Cass County, TX	C-	D+	D+
Carlton County, MN	C-	B	B

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

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