Wayland, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Wayland, MI Summary

Crime in Wayland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Wayland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Wayland:

  • There were 65 total crimes committed in Wayland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,470.3 total crimes per 100K people in Wayland.
  • The overall crime rate in Wayland is -36.74% below the national average.
  • Wayland ranks #276 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Wayland ranks #5,224 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Wayland Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wayland is 1,470.3 per 100,000 people. That's -36.74% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -20.05% lower than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wayland
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 65 1,470.3 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 181.0 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 11 248.8 478.0 369.8
Burglary 5 113.1 233.1 269.8
Larceny 41 927.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 8 181.0 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 54 1,221.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Wayland Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Wayland

11
Violent Crimes
248.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-32.72%
Below The National Average
  • There were 11 violent crimes in Wayland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wayland is 248.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 401.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wayland each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -32.72% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -47.95% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wayland

54
Property Crimes
1,221.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
-37.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 54 property crimes in Wayland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wayland is 1,221.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 81.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wayland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -37.50% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -10.25% lower than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wayland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Grand Rapids, MI 196,662 7,838 3,985.5 3,006.2 979.3
Wyoming, MI 76,726 1,720 2,241.7 1,728.2 513.5
Kentwood, MI 53,977 1,444 2,675.2 2,228.7 446.5
Grandville, MI 15,847 520 3,281.4 3,073.1 208.2
East Grand Rapids, MI 11,372 128 1,125.6 1,108.0 17.6
Hastings, MI 7,554 140 1,853.3 1,442.9 410.4
Allegan, MI 5,155 50 969.9 737.1 232.8
Otsego, MI 4,074 40 981.8 908.2 73.6
Plainwell, MI 3,738 71 1,899.4 1,685.4 214.0

Wayland SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
8
Education
8
Commute
8
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