CrimeMetric

Crime in Cascade, Michigan

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Cascade at 36% below the U.S. rate per resident: 48% lower for persons crimes and 34% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 15.1% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Cascade's 9 census block groups for 20,420 residents. How Michigan residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 97.5%, summary counts only for 0.6% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 1.9% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method

Why other sites show different numbers for Cascade:
  • Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
  • Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
  • Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Cascade.
  • Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Major crime
11.0
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 64: 36% below the U.S. rate
31% below the Michigan rate
down 15.1% in a year
Persons crimes
1.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 52: 48% below the U.S. rate
60% below the Michigan rate
about flat in a year
Property crimes
9.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 67: 34% below the U.S. rate
21% below the Michigan rate
down 17.4% in a year
Social disorder
19.6
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 85: 15% below the U.S. rate
13% below the Michigan rate
down 3.9% in a year

Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this

How crime varies across Cascade

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 18 and 64.

Map of Cascade, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5073.8%
  • 50–10010.0%
  • 100–2000.0%
  • 200–40016.2%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Shoplifting stands out most, at 1.5 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault946
Aggravated assault5526
Murder240
Robbery111

Property crimes

Shoplifting154100
Theft from vehicle4826
Burglary4415
Other larceny4040
Motor vehicle theft3110

Social disorder

Simple assault123183
Trespassing9847
Intimidation8640
Disorderly conduct8120
Drugs and alcohol6566
Weapons violations6413
Vandalism4033
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm76
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am51
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm70
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am51
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 15.1% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-15.1%MI -6.1%-11.3%MI -11.8%
Persons crimes+0.6%MI -1.8%+1.9%MI -1.3%
Property crimes-17.4%MI -7.5%-13.6%MI -15.5%
Social disorder-3.9%MI -2.9%-2.6%MI -5.4%

Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Michigan in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.

Similar-size places

Cascade against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

1,114 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Cascade's, and 362 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

South St. Paul, MN20,38979
Cedar Mill, OR20,42372
Cascade, MI20,42064
Lower Southampton, PA20,42263
Davison Township, MI20,41955
Old Jamestown, MO20,41250
Menasha, WI20,45335
North Bay Shore, NY20,39128
Town of Milton, NY20,43927
Parma Heights, OH20,43317

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Cascade's major-crime index is higher than 6 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Forest Hills (2 mi), is 38% below Cascade's rate.

Kentwood6 mi72
Cascade64
Lowell8 mi57
Gaines8 mi53
Grand Rapids Township7 mi53
East Grand Rapids6 mi41
Forest Hills2 mi39
Caledonia Township7 mi36
Ada4 mi27

U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.

Questions about crime in Cascade

Is Cascade safe?

Cascade's major-crime index is 64, 36% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 47% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 48% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 34% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Cascade?

The model expects about 224 major crimes a year in Cascade, about 11.0 per 1,000 residents, 36% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Cascade?

Expected major crimes in Cascade are down 15.1% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.

What are the most common crimes in Cascade?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 100 a year), other larceny (about 40 a year) and aggravated assault (about 26 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Cascade?

The model expects about 26 thefts from vehicles a year in Cascade, 53% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Cascade?

The model expects about 10 motor vehicle thefts a year in Cascade, 69% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Cascade safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 51 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 76 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.

Is crime in Cascade higher than the Michigan average?

Cascade's major-crime index is 64, 31% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Cascade compare with Forest Hills?

Forest Hills, 2 miles away, has a major-crime index of 39, 38% below Cascade's rate per resident. Cascade's is 64.

How we calculated this

Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Cascade's figures add up its 9 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Cascade has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
  • Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
  • Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
  • Residents: 20,420. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Cascade, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/cascade

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