Recorded crime in Grand Rapids Township, without a grade
East Grand Rapids, 4 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (B+). For 2023–2025, the FBI has no crime figures for Grand Rapids Township itself, so it has no Safety Grade. Count 5 graded towns in the 10 miles around.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Rapids | B+ | 4 mi | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| Grand Rapids | D | 5 mi | 9.0 | 26.1 |
| Kentwood | D | 7 mi | 4.9 | 22.6 |
| Walker | C− | 9 mi | 2.3 | 24.7 |
| Wyoming | C− | 10 mi | 4.7 | 22.2 |
| Rockford | B | 10 mi | 1.5 | 8.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Grand Rapids Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Grand Rapids Township.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Five people died in crashes on Grand Rapids Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Grand Rapids Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 2 were pedestrians.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Grand Rapids Township’s size would see about 6 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Grand Rapids Township’s own rate (5.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Grand Rapids Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | D | 9.0 | 26.1 |
| East Grand Rapids | B+ | 0.7 | 10.4 |
| Ada Township | — | — | — |
| Plainfield Township | — | — | — |
| Kentwood | D | 4.9 | 22.6 |
| Cascade Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Ada Township, Plainfield Township and Cascade Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Grand Rapids Township
Is Grand Rapids Township, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Grand Rapids Township. Grand Rapids Township has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are East Grand Rapids (B+, 4 mi), Grand Rapids (D, 5 mi), Kentwood (D, 7 mi).
Heads-up board
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Please don’t name or describe individuals. In an emergency, call 911.
Neighbors looking out for each other in Grand Rapids Township.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.