Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Grand Rapids, MI Crime Grade
How Grand Rapids grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
10/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Grand Rapids, MI was 893.9 per 100,000 residents (1,792 incidents over a population of 200,467). That puts Grand Rapids 175% above the U.S. rate of 325.3 and 111% above the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Grand Rapids (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Grand Rapids vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 988.7(1,990) | 978.8(1,925) | 882.6(1,730) | 910.1(1,783) | 893.9(1,792) |
| Murder | 8.9(18) | 10.2(20) | 11.7(23) | 6.1(12) | 6.5(13) |
| Rape | 86.4(174) | 95.1(187) | 91.3(179) | 89.8(176) | 83.8(168) |
| Robbery | 147.1(296) | 135.8(267) | 105.6(207) | 116.4(228) | 95.3(191) |
| Aggravated assault | 746.2(1,502) | 737.8(1,451) | 673.9(1,321) | 697.8(1,367) | 708.3(1,420) |
| Property crime | 2589.9(5,213) | 3035.7(5,970) | 3078.8(6,035) | 2506.2(4,910) | 2334.0(4,679) |
| Burglary | 287.7(579) | 277.6(546) | 326.0(639) | 267.5(524) | 187.6(376) |
| Larceny | 1804.0(3,631) | 1980.0(3,894) | 2058.5(4,035) | 1828.9(3,583) | 1872.1(3,753) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 472.0(950) | 748.5(1,472) | 659.1(1,292) | 384.4(753) | 255.9(513) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Grand Rapids's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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