No grade for South Gull Lake, but its recorded crime is here
South Gull Lake has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for South Gull Lake alone, and no Safety Grade. Out to 25 miles, the count of graded towns reaches 13. The closest graded town is Battle Creek, 11 miles away, at D−.
What stands out about safety in South Gull Lake
Policed by the county
South Gull Lake is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for South Gull Lake. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Michigan towns with their own police figures are Battle Creek (D−, 11 mi), Kalamazoo Township (D, 12 mi), Kalamazoo (D−, 12 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from South Gull Lake. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Kalamazoo County without police of their own, which include South Gull Lake.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
Also reports crimes in Kalamazoo County to the FBI.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest Michigan towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Creek | D− | 11 mi | 11.5 | 26.0 |
| Kalamazoo Township | D | 12 mi | 6.2 | 27.9 |
| Kalamazoo | D− | 12 mi | 12.0 | 35.0 |
| Plainwell | C+ | 13 mi | 2.9 | 12.5 |
| Otsego | B− | 16 mi | 2.7 | 9.6 |
| Portage | C− | 16 mi | 2.5 | 29.1 |
Straight-line distance from the center of South Gull Lake. Nearby towns can differ a lot from South Gull Lake.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on South Gull Lake’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (12.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of South Gull Lake’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so South Gull Lake’s own rate (0.0) 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.
South Gull Lake and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland Township | — | — | — |
| Ross Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Richland Township has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Ross Township reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024.
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 South Gull Lake
Is South Gull Lake, MI safe?
There is no Safety Grade for South Gull Lake. The nearest Michigan towns with a grade are Battle Creek (D−, 11 mi), Kalamazoo Township (D, 12 mi), Kalamazoo (D−, 12 mi).
Who polices South Gull Lake?
The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office. South Gull Lake is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Kalamazoo County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in South Gull Lake.
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.