Ottawa Lake, MI Violent Crime Rates and Maps

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

Which crimes are included?

$633,507

Cost of Crime™ for Ottawa Lake, MI

In 2025, violent crime will cost $396 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Ottawa 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 B grade reflects how often assault, robbery, rape, and murder occur in Ottawa Lake against the average US city, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. Ottawa Lake sits in the 66th percentile for violent-crime safety, ahead of 66% of cities and behind 34%. The grade covers only Ottawa Lake's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The violent crime rate in Ottawa Lake is 2.338 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the west part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 384 in the southeast neighborhoods to 1 in 551 in the west.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Ottawa Lake, MI report the most violent crime, about 2 cases per year. The central part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Ottawa Lake, MI

The tangible cost of violent crime in Ottawa Lake is projected at $633,507 for 2025, about $155 per resident and $396 per household. That equals 0.3% 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): 47.4%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 36.7%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 15.8%

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

Ottawa Lake, MI:	$155
Highland Park, MI:	$1391
Pearline, MI:	$93
Michigan:	$312
USA:	$258

The tangible cost of violent crime is $155 per resident each year in Ottawa Lake, which is $103 less than the national average and $157 less than Michigan's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Ottawa Lake:

In Highland Park, MI, crime costs $1,391 per person, which is $1,236 more than in Ottawa Lake.
In Pearline, MI, crime costs $93 per person, which is $62 less than in Ottawa Lake

2025 Projected Violent Crime Cost by Type

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

Crime	Cost to Ottawa Lake	Cost per Ottawa Lake Resident
Murder	$238,133	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$232,005	$57
Robbery	$30,579	$7
Assault	$132,790	$33
Total Cost of Violent Crime	$633,507	$155

The Human Cost of Violent Crime in Ottawa 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 Ottawa Lake totals $2,740,419 ($671 per resident). Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,373,926 ($826 per resident). This human toll is what sets violent crime apart from property crime in Ottawa 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 southeast part of the city 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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Ottawa Lake Violent Crime Breakdown

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

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.132
Robbery	0.2380
Rape	0.9367
Murder	0.0310
Total Violent Crime	2.338 (B)

Individual Ottawa Lake Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

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

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Whiteford Center, MI	A	B-	A-
Lambertville, MI	A-	B	A-
Sylvania, OH	B	B-	B
Riga, MI	A	B+	A-
Temperance, MI	A	B-	A-
Ottawa Hills, OH	C	C	C
Samaria, MI	A	B+	B+
Berkey, OH	B	B-	C+
Petersburg, MI	A	B-	A
Richfield Center, OH	B	D+	B-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Ottawa Lake 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
Ben Wheeler, TX	C+	C-	C-
Captain Cook, HI	D-	C	C
Carroll Valley, PA	A+	A+	A+
Cassatt, SC	C-	D	D
Clinton, PA	B	B	B
West DeLand, FL	B+	B+	B+
Roseau, MN	D+	C+	C+
Rosemont, IL	D-	C-	C-
Roseville, OH	C	D+	D+
Roundup, MT	C-	C-	C-

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

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