The USA’s ninth most populous state is Michigan, a name that comes from the Ojibwa word meaning ‘large water’ or ‘large lake’. Michigan certainly is a state full of water; not only is it surrounded by four out of five Great Lakes, but it has nearly 65,000 inland lakes and ponds making this a boaters paradise! Michigan is also home to one of the country’s best known cities, Detroit; a city that’s unfortunately renowned for crime problems – in fact, nearly two-thirds of all murders in Michigan in 2011 occurred in Detroit. So if you want a safe community where crime isn’t a problem, where should you live?
1. Cedar
With less than one hundred people living in the small community of Cedar, it’s possible you haven’t even heard of the safest place in Michigan! Cedar is an unincorporated community within Solon Township in Leelanau County, on the northwest shores of the Lower Peninsula. It has a Crime Index of 100, which is the safest it can be.
2. Forestville
On the east side of the Lower Peninsula is the village of Forestville, the second safest place to live in Michigan. Forestville is in Sanilac County and has a population of only around 134 people and enjoys a scenic setting right on Lake Huron. The Crime Index for Forestville is 100.
3. Eagle, Michigan
The little village of Eagle is the third safest community in Michigan, and has a Crime Index of 100. Eagle is home to only 124 people and it’s in Clinton County in the heart of the Lower Peninsula, about 15 miles northwest of Lansing.
4. Bellevue
Bellevue is a village in Eaton County, about 36 miles southwest of Lansing. Home to around 1,280 people Bellevue is the fourth safest city in Michigan, and has a Crime Index of 99.
5. Grosse Pointe Shores, MI
Known as one of the state’s more affluent cities, Grosse Pointe Shores is situated both within Wayne and Macomb Counties in the south east of Michigan. Just over 3,000 people live in Grosse Pointe Shores, and it’s the fifth safest city in Michigan, with a Crime Index of 98.
6. Beaver Island
Beaver Island is both the name of an island and the main settlement on that island. It’s the largest island in Lake Michigan, located off the northwest shore of the Lower Peninsula, and has a population of around 657. Beaver Island has a Crime Index of 98, and is the sixth safest place in Michigan.
7. Standish, Michigan
Standish is a small city in Arenac County, home to around 1,500 people. It is the site of the former Standish Maximum Correctional Facility, which closed in 2009. Standish is the seventh safest city in Michigan, and has a Crime Index of 97.
8. Fairgrove
The village of Fairgrove is in Tuscola County, located within Fairgrove Township, about 20 miles from Bay City. Fairgrove is Michigan’s eighth safest city and has a Crime Index of 97. The village hosts the Michigan Bean Festival every Labor Day weekend.
9. Bark River
The town of Bark River has around 3,750 residents and it’s the ninth safest place to live in Michigan. The Crime Index is 96, and Bark River is located close to the Bark River in Delta County, in the south west of the Upper Peninsula.
10. De Tour Village, MI
The small community of De Tour Village is on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in Chippewa County, on the extreme eastern tip of the peninsula. Less than 330 people live in De Tour Village, and it is the tenth safest place in Michigan. The Crime Index is 96.
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