CrimeMetric

Crime in Spring Lake Township, Michigan

Updated ·Vorp Labs

The model puts major crime in Spring Lake Township at 55% below the U.S. rate per resident: 27% lower for persons crimes and 61% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 7.4% from a year earlier.

Where these numbers come from

The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Spring Lake Township's 11 census block groups for 15,380 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 Spring Lake Township:
  • 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 Spring Lake Township.
  • 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
7.7
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 45: 55% below the U.S. rate
51% below the Michigan rate
down 7.4% in a year
Persons crimes
2.3
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 73: 27% below the U.S. rate
45% below the Michigan rate
down 4.8% in a year
Property crimes
5.4
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 39: 61% below the U.S. rate
54% below the Michigan rate
down 8.4% in a year
Social disorder
16.5
per 1,000 residents a year
Index 71: 29% below the U.S. rate
27% below the Michigan rate
down 4.9% 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 Spring Lake Township

Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 24 and 49.

Map of Spring Lake Township, with its census block groups shaded by major-crime index band
Pale gray: under 100 residents. Tap one to compare.
  • 0–5076.0%
  • 50–10020.0%
  • 100–2004.0%
  • 200–4000.0%
  • 400+0.0%

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Crime by type

Rape / sexual assault stands out most, at 1.7 times the U.S. rate

Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live

IndexPer year

Persons crimes

Rape / sexual assault1659
Aggravated assault7226
Murder310
Robbery70

Property crimes

Theft from vehicle5623
Other larceny4333
Burglary338
Shoplifting2713
Motor vehicle theft246

Social disorder

Simple assault111125
Trespassing8731
Intimidation7526
Disorderly conduct7013
Vandalism6139
Weapons violations569
Drugs and alcohol1511
When it happens

Highest on weekday daytimes

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

Monday to Friday, 6am to 6pm59
Sunday to Thursday nights, 6pm to 6am32
Saturday and Sunday, 6am to 6pm43
Friday and Saturday nights, 6pm to 6am35
Trend and outlook

Expected major crime fell 7.4% in a year; across Michigan it fell 6.1%

Past yearBy 2031
Major crime-7.4%MI -6.1%-8.5%MI -11.8%
Persons crimes-4.8%MI -1.8%+3.2%MI -1.3%
Property crimes-8.4%MI -7.5%-13.4%MI -15.5%
Social disorder-4.9%MI -2.9%-2.0%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

Spring Lake Township against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents

1,588 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Spring Lake Township's, and 365 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:

Overland, MO15,356148
West Freehold, NJ15,351132
Garden City, SC15,40195
Estelle, LA15,40467
Festus, MO15,40961
McFarland, CA15,35553
Middle Valley, TN15,38349
Spring Lake Township, MI15,38045
Troy, MO15,35841
Waconia, MN15,41424

U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.

Nearby places

Spring Lake Township's major-crime index is lower than 5 and within 15% of 3 of its 8 nearest neighbors

The closest, Spring Lake (1 mi), is 2.0 times Spring Lake Township's rate.

Muskegon Heights8 mi272
Roosevelt Park9 mi179
Fruitport Township5 mi129
Norton Shores7 mi105
Spring Lake1 mi90
Grand Haven3 mi51
Ferrysburg1 mi47
Grand Haven Township5 mi47
Spring Lake Township45

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

Questions about crime in Spring Lake Township

Is Spring Lake Township safe?

Spring Lake Township's major-crime index is 45, 55% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 57% of the 343 other Michigan places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 27% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 61% below the U.S. rate.

What is the crime rate in Spring Lake Township?

The model expects about 119 major crimes a year in Spring Lake Township, about 7.7 per 1,000 residents, 55% below the U.S. rate.

Is crime going up or down in Spring Lake Township?

Expected major crimes in Spring Lake Township are down 7.4% from a year earlier; across Michigan they're down 6.1%.

What are the most common crimes in Spring Lake Township?

By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 33 a year), aggravated assault (about 26 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 23 a year).

Are car break-ins common in Spring Lake Township?

The model expects about 23 thefts from vehicles a year in Spring Lake Township, 44% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Are car thefts common in Spring Lake Township?

The model expects about 6 motor vehicle thefts a year in Spring Lake Township, 76% below the U.S. rate per resident.

Is Spring Lake Township safe at night?

The model's major-crime index is 35 on Friday and Saturday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 59 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 Spring Lake Township higher than the Michigan average?

Spring Lake Township's major-crime index is 45, 51% below the Michigan rate per resident. Michigan as a whole is 93, where 100 is the U.S. rate.

How does crime in Spring Lake Township compare with Spring Lake?

Spring Lake, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 90, 2.0 times Spring Lake Township's rate per resident. Spring Lake Township's is 45.

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. Spring Lake Township's figures add up its 11 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.

  • Spring Lake Township 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: 15,380. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10

Full method and validation·Data sources

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CrimeMetric. "Crime in Spring Lake Township, Michigan." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/mi/spring-lake-township

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