Walker, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Walker, MI Summary

Crime in Walker research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Walker 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 Walker:

  • There were 758 total crimes committed in Walker the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,023.9 total crimes per 100K people in Walker.
  • The overall crime rate in Walker is 30.11% above the national average.
  • Walker ranks #391 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Walker ranks #8,159 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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Walker Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Walker is 3,023.9 per 100,000 people. That's 30.11% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 64.44% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Walker
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 758 3,023.9 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 7 27.9 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 35 139.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 49 195.5 478.0 369.8
Burglary 38 151.6 233.1 269.8
Larceny 570 2,273.9 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 101 402.9 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 709 2,828.4 1,360.9 1,954.4

Walker 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 Walker

49
Violent Crimes
195.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-47.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 violent crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Walker is 195.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 511.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -47.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -59.11% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Walker

709
Property Crimes
2,828.4
Property Crimes / 100k People
44.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 709 property crimes in Walker in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Walker is 2,828.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 35.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Walker each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 44.72% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 107.84% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Walker

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
Rockford, MI 6,204 47 757.6 677.0 80.6

Walker SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
6
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
9
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