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The second-largest city in Michigan, Grand Rapids recorded a murder rate of 13.8 per 100,000 in 2020, more than double of the United States rate of 7.8 per 100,000. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] The overall crime rate declined by one-third between 2003 and 2011, [ 14 ] but Grand Rapids set a record with 38 homicides in 2020.
Violent crime rate per 100k population by state (2023) [1] This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
2011 Grand Rapids shootings: Grand Rapids: 2011-07-07: 8: Spree killing: Murders of Jourdan Bobbish and Jacob Kudla: Detroit: 2012-07: 2: Two white teenagers tortured and murdered in Detroit by two black males: 2016 Kalamazoo shootings: Kalamazoo: 2016-02-20: 6: Shootings at an apartment complex, car dealership and restaurant: St. Joseph ...
The Grand Rapids–Wyoming Combined Statistical Area is the 2nd largest CSA in the U.S. state of Michigan (behind Metro Detroit). The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census. The CSA had a population of 1,486,055 at the 2020 census.
The U.S. State of Michigan currently has 43 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated eight combined statistical areas, 16 metropolitan statistical areas, and 19 micropolitan statistical areas in Michigan. [1]
The Grand Rapids Police Department was established in 1871 with eight patrolmen operating under one chief. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The police department originally operated under the direction of the mayor and city council, though a separate board of commissioners was created for police and fire department in 1881, initially creating conflict between city ...
The homicide rate in Grand Rapids was at its highest in the early 1990s, with the highest number of homicides being 34 in 1993. [84] [85] The average annual number of homicides in Grand Rapids between 2010 and 2020 was 12.4. [86] In 2014, Grand Rapids experienced the lowest homicide rate in fifty years, with six murders occurring that year. [87 ...