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The Grand Rapids crime rate is higher than the Michigan average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #359

Grand Rapids, MI	2,629.42
Michigan	1,756.80
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Grand Rapids, MI Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	7	86	426	862	1,126	3,755	NA	64
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	3.6	44.5	220.3	445.7	582.3	1,941.7	NA	33.1	1,831
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	40.9	80.9	277.7	445.9	1,384.5	213.5	NA	1,360
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	17	82	471	756	1,621	4,315	252	62
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	8.9	42.9	246.3	395.4	847.7	2,256.6	131.8	32.4	2,168
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	46.5	102.1	274.8	569.4	1,510.0	248.3	NA	1,543
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	16	46	462	941	1,917	4,433	268	90
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	8.4	24.2	243.2	495.4	1,009.2	2,333.7	141.1	47.4	2,269
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.0	46.4	105.6	295.5	664.4	1,612.0	254.1	NA	1,653
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	10	81	464	840	1,952	3,897	325	71
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	5.3	43.1	246.9	447.1	1,038.9	2,074.0	173.0	37.8	2,239
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.2	44.0	105.2	289.9	724.9	1,629.0	258.2	NA	1,660
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	9	90	521	1,025	2,771	4,609	380	100
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	4.7	47.0	272.0	535.1	1,446.5	2,406.0	198.4	52.2	2,675
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	47.3	116.3	321.0	747.4	1,689.5	276.8	NA	1,752
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	9	78	581	936	2,454	6,010	371	76
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	4.7	40.4	301.2	485.2	1,272.2	3,115.6	192.3	39.4	2,722
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	45.3	123.7	321.7	760.5	1,782.6	294.7	NA	1,801
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	15	81	767	1,118	2,286	6,470	453	97
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	7.8	41.9	397.2	579.0	1,183.9	3,350.7	234.6	50.2	3,050
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.4	45.0	129.6	321.5	741.5	1,831.1	362.3	NA	1,832
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	20	69	669	1,116	2,629	6,931	589	119
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	10.4	35.9	347.8	580.1	1,366.6	3,602.8	306.2	61.9	3,177
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.7	45.5	133.2	350.7	748.9	1,898.3	418.5	NA	1,937
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	22	65	700	1,136	2,484	6,922	697	122
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	11.4	33.6	362.1	587.7	1,285.1	3,581.0	360.6	63.1	3,191
	Michigan	Per 100,000	7.1	52.2	140.7	362.4	753.9	1,963.5	495.4	NA	2,056
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	8	66	674	1,214	2,038	7,050	678	134
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	4.1	33.8	345.2	621.7	1,043.7	3,610.3	347.2	68.6	2,971
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.1	51.3	131.8	362.9	696.8	1,917.8	476.5	NA	1,975
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Grand Rapids, MI	62.33
Michigan	45.56
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Grand Rapids, MI Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	4	2	1	1	0	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	2.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	20
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	3	2	0	1	0	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	1.6	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	15
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.3	2.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	33
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	6	6	0	0	0	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	3.2	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	31
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.4	4.4	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.1	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	6	5	0	0	1	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	3.2	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	31
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.6	2.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.1	36
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	7	2	0	2	3	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	3.7	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.6	0.0	36
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.1	2.0	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	8	3	1	3	1	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	4.1	1.6	0.5	1.6	0.5	0.0	41
	Michigan	Per 100,000	3.2	2.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	28	21	3	1	2	1
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	14.5	10.9	1.6	0.5	1.0	0.5	145
	Michigan	Per 100,000	5.7	4.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.1	57
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	12	10	0	2	0	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	6.2	5.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	62
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.0	63
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	35	26	1	4	4	0
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	18.1	13.5	0.5	2.1	2.1	0.0	181
	Michigan	Per 100,000	6.5	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	65
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Grand Rapids, MI	1.67
Michigan	2.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Grand Rapids, MI Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	384	283	101
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	198.6	146.3	52.2	1.72
	Michigan	Per 100,000	234.5	172.3	62.2	2.03
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	353	282	71
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	184.6	147.5	37.1	1.66
	Michigan	Per 100,000	230.4	171.9	58.5	2.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	366	292	74
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	192.7	153.7	39.0	1.73
	Michigan	Per 100,000	235.1	173.7	61.3	2.04
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	382	305	77
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	203.3	162.3	41.0	1.83
	Michigan	Per 100,000	241.0	179.6	61.5	2.10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	392	315	77
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	204.6	164.4	40.2	1.85
	Michigan	Per 100,000	251.6	187.7	63.8	2.20
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	395	325	70
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	204.8	168.5	36.3	1.87
	Michigan	Per 100,000	258.2	191.0	67.2	2.25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	395	323	72
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	204.6	167.3	37.3	1.86
	Michigan	Per 100,000	266.3	196.1	70.3	2.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	390	320	70
	Grand Rapids, MI	Per 100,000	202.7	166.3	36.4	1.85
	Michigan	Per 100,000	262.7	194.4	68.3	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	417	332	85
2005	Grand Rapids, MI	Count	395	331	64