Grand Rapids, Michigan

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2686
|1860= 8085
|1870= 16507
|1880= 32016
|1890= 60278
|1900= 87565
|1910= 112571
|1920= 137634
|1930= 168592
|1940= 164292
|1950= 176515
|1960= 177313
|1970= 197649
|1980= 181843
|1990= 189126
|2000= 197800
|2010= 188036
|2020= 198917
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |title = Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades |publisher = [[US Census Bureau]] |access-date =  |archive-date = July 6, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |url-status = live }}</ref><br /> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Grand Rapids city, Michigan– Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Grand Rapids city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=1600000US2634000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Grand Rapids city, Michigan |url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2634000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = April 14, 2022 |archive-date = April 14, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220414113754/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2634000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |url-status = live }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web |title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Grand Rapids city, Michigan |url = https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2634000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = April 14, 2022 |archive-date = April 14, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220414113440/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2634000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status = live }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|123,537
|110,890
|style='background: #ffffe6; |114,290
|62.16%
|58.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.46%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|39,401
|37,890
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36,493
|19.92%
|20.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.35%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,147
|788
|style='background: #ffffe6; |659
|0.58%
|0.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|3,147
|3,445
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,483
|1.59%
|1.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.25%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|134
|58
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70
|0.07%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|356
|287
|style='background: #ffffe6; |916
|0.18%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4,260
|5,421
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,209
|2.15%
|2.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.63%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|25,818
|29,261
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,797
|13.05%
|15.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.49%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''197,800'''
|'''188,040'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''198,917'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title = U.S. Census website |url = https://www.census.gov/ |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = November 25, 2012 |archive-date = July 9, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status = live }}</ref> there were 188,036 people, 72,126 households, and 41,015 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4235.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 80,619 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1815.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The city's racial makeup was 64.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (59.0% [[Non-Hispanic White]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2634000.html |title = Grand Rapids (city), Michigan |website = State & County QuickFacts |publisher = United States Census Bureau |access-date = April 21, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120430102402/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2634000.html |archive-date = April 30, 2012 }}</ref>), 20.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 7.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 15.6% of the population.<ref>{{cite journal |first = Delia |last = Fernández |title = Becoming Latino: Mexican and Puerto Rican Community Formation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1926–1964 |journal = Michigan Historical Review |volume = 39 |date = Spring 2013 |pages = 71–100 |doi = 10.5342/michhistrevi.39.1.0071 }}</ref>

Of the 72,126 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.1% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the city was 30.8 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 14.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 21.2% were from 45 to 64; and 11.1% were 65 years of age or older. The city's gender makeup was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
There were 73,217 households, of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the city, the age distribution shows 27.0% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The city's median household income was $37,224, and the median family income was $44,224. Males had a median income of $33,050 versus $26,382 for females. The city's [[per capita income]] was $17,661. 15.7% of the population and 11.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 19.4% are under the age of 18 and 10.4% are 65 or older.

===Ethnicity===
According to a 2007 American Community Survey, the largest ancestry groups in Grand Rapids reported (not including "American") were those of [[German American|German]] (23.4% of the population), [[Dutch American|Dutch]] (21.2%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (11.4%), [[English American|English]] (10.8%), [[Polish American|Polish]] (6.5%), and [[French American|French]] (4.1%) heritage.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rightplace.org/media/docs/Race,%20Ethnicity,%20Foregin%20Born%20and%20Ancestry.pdf |archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6DEr1TBAM?url=http://www.rightplace.org/media/docs/Race%2C%20Ethnicity%2C%20Foregin%20Born%20and%20Ancestry.pdf |archive-date = December 28, 2012 |title = West Michigan Race, Ethnicity, Foreign Born, Ancestry |website = The Right Place: Advancing the West Michigan Economy |publisher = The Right Place, Inc. |access-date = September 9, 2012 |url-status = dead |df = mdy-all }}</ref>

After the [[Fall of Saigon]], Grand Rapids welcomed thousands of Vietnamese refugees. Local nonprofits helped them settle throughout West Michigan. Special attention was paid to Grand Rapids because of President [[Gerald R Ford|Gerald R. Ford's]] Grand Rapids roots.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/resources/247 | title=Collection: West Michigan Vietnamese History Project collection &#124; Grand Rapids History Center | access-date=November 19, 2022 | archive-date=September 17, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917135842/https://archive.grpl.org/repositories/4/resources/247 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In recent decades, Grand Rapids and its suburban areas have seen their Latino communities grow. Between 2000 and 2010 the Latino population in Grand Rapids grew from 25,818 to 29,261, increasing over 13% in a decade.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Roelofs |first1 = Ted |title = Census shows Hispanics fuel much of the growth in Wyoming and other West Michigan cities |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/census_shows_hispanics_fuel_mu.html |access-date = August 21, 2017 |work = MLive |date = March 27, 2001 |archive-date = August 21, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170821045247/http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/census_shows_hispanics_fuel_mu.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

Into the 21st century, the African American population of Grand Rapids continually declined.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last = McVicar |first = Brian |date = May 22, 2022 |title = Black population shrinks |pages = A1–A2 |work = [[The Grand Rapids Press]] }}</ref> In 2022, ''The Grand Rapids Press'' reported that the population of African Americans in the city declined 4% over the decade, with the newspaper writing that [[gentrification]], increasing rent, [[urban sprawl]] into the neighboring cities of Kentwood and Wyoming—which experienced increased African American population growth—and [[New Great Migration]] trends contributed to the loss of black residents.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date = May 16, 2022 |title = Gentrification in Grand Rapids neighborhood is hurting diversity, Black resident says |url = https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/05/gentrification-in-grand-rapids-neighborhood-is-hurting-diversity-black-resident-says.html |access-date = May 23, 2022 |website = [[MLive]] |language = en |archive-date = May 23, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220523070952/https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/05/gentrification-in-grand-rapids-neighborhood-is-hurting-diversity-black-resident-says.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The decline of African American residents occurred primarily in the northeast and southeast areas of the city.<ref>{{Cite map |last = Levin |first = Scott |year = 2022 |title = 2010–20: Grand Rapids black population by census tract |url = https://mlive.carto.com/u/levinscott/builder/11ea8033-677f-400a-aad4-39b27417e8d1/embed?state=%7B%22map%22:%7B%22ne%22:%5B42.92085776442088,-85.76511383056642%5D,%22sw%22:%5B43.014563646602035,-85.56461334228516%5D,%22center%22:%5B42.96772854927362,-85.6648635864258%5D,%22zoom%22:13%7D%7D |access-date = May 23, 2022 |website = Carto |language = en }}</ref>

===Religion===
[[File:ORDINATION2012 455.JPG|upright=0.666|thumb|right|[[Cathedral of Saint Andrew (Grand Rapids, Michigan)|Cathedral of Saint Andrew]]]]

The [[Christian Reformed Church in North America]] has a large following in Grand Rapids, and its denominational offices are located here.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_921_d.asp |title = Christian Reformed Church in North America- Religious Groups |publisher = Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date = August 20, 2017 |archive-date = November 1, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131101193825/http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_921_d.asp |url-status = live }}</ref>

[[File:Temple Emanual.jpg|thumb|left|[[Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids, Michigan)|Temple Emanuel]] in 2019]]
The [[Reform Judaism]] congregation of [[Temple Emanuel (Grand Rapids, Michigan)|Temple Emanuel]] was founded in 1857 and the fifth oldest Reform congregation in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.templeemanuelgr.org/brief_history.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080915023125/http://www.templeemanuelgr.org/brief_history.html |archive-date = September 15, 2008 |title = Temple Emanuel – A Brief History |date = September 15, 2008 |access-date = September 8, 2018 }}</ref> The congregation built its first [[synagogue]] in 1882 on the corner of Fountain and Ransom Streets. The current location was constructed in 1952.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://museum.msu.edu/museum/msgc/feb05.html |title = Michigan State University Museum – MSU Museum |publisher = Museum.msu.edu |date = April 10, 2018 |access-date = September 8, 2018 |archive-date = October 13, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081013110630/http://museum.msu.edu/museum/msgc/feb05.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

Grand Rapids is home to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids]], which was created on May 19, 1882, by [[Pope Leo XIII]]. The Diocese comprises 176,098 Catholics in [[West Michigan]], 102 parishes, and five high schools: [[Catholic Central High School (Grand Rapids, Michigan)|Catholic Central High School]], Grand Rapids; [[Muskegon Catholic Central High School]], Muskegon; [[St. Patrick High School (Portland, Michigan)|St. Patrick High School]], Portland; Sacred Heart Academy, Grand Rapids; and [[West Catholic High School]], Grand Rapids.<ref name="facts">{{Cite news |publisher = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids]] |title = Facts |url = http://www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org/bishop/facts.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090622070818/http://www.dioceseofgrandrapids.org/bishop/facts.html |archive-date = June 22, 2009 }}</ref>  [[David John Walkowiak]] is the [[Bishop of Grand Rapids]].

The [[Reformed Church in America]] (RCA) has about 154 congregations and 76,000 members mainly in Western Michigan,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_934_d.asp |title = Reformed Church in America |department = Religious Groups |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date = August 20, 2017 |archive-date = October 4, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233743/http://www.thearda.com/denoms/D_934_d.asp |url-status = live }}</ref> heavily concentrated in the cities in Grand Rapids, Holland, and Zeeland. The denomination's main office is also in Grand Rapids.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rca.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=3962 |title = Church Website Links: Great Lakes |publisher = RCA |access-date = September 24, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130828235119/https://www.rca.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=3962 |archive-date = August 28, 2013 }}</ref>
The Grand Rapids-Wyoming metropolitan area has 86 congregations with almost 49,000 members.
The [[Protestant Reformed Churches in America]] (PRCA) traces its roots to the [[First Protestant Reformed Church (Grand Rapids, Michigan)]] whose pastor was [[Herman Hoeksema]], the founder of the church.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.prca.org/about/introduction |title = A Brief Introduction to the PRCA |publisher = Prca.org |access-date = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = July 27, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170727195434/http://www.prca.org/about/introduction |url-status = live }}</ref> A majority of the PRCA's Classis East churches, about 13 congregations, are around Grand Rapids.<ref name="thearda.com">{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/m/24340/rcms2010_24340_metro_name_2010.asp |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |title = Maps & Reports |access-date = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = June 27, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170627135353/http://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/r/m/24340/rcms2010_24340_metro_name_2010.asp |url-status = live }}</ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.prca.org/component/jdownloads/finish/11/322?Itemid= |title = Downloads |year = 2016 |publisher = Prca.org |access-date = August 20, 2017 |archive-date = September 11, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170911085852/http://www.prca.org/component/jdownloads/finish/11/322?Itemid= |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.prca.org/about/listings/churches |title = Listing of PRC Churches |publisher = Prca.org |access-date = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = August 16, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170816124822/http://www.prca.org/about/listings/churches |url-status = live }}</ref>
[[File:Downtown Grand Rapids from the air, Grand Rapids, Michigan (64103).jpg|alt=Grand Rapids aerial view in the 1930s|left|thumb|Grand Rapids aerial view in the 1930s]]
The [[United Reformed Churches in North America]] has 12 congregations in Grand Rapids area; these congregations form the Classis of Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |title = Directory |url = https://www.service-life.com/sysfiles/member/family/urcna_report.cfm?memberid=303&public=1 |access-date = May 15, 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140101064608/http://www.service-life.com/sysfiles/member/family/urcna_report.cfm?memberid=303&public=1 |archive-date = January 1, 2014 }}</ref> The Heritage Reformed Congregations' flagship and largest church is in Grand Rapids. The Netherlands Reformed Congregations in North America has 2 churches.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thearda.com/Denoms/D_1314_d.asp |title = Netherlands Reformed Congregations- |department = Religious Groups |publisher = The Association of Religion Data Archives |access-date = August 21, 2017 |archive-date = June 27, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170627133031/http://www.thearda.com/Denoms/D_1314_d.asp |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[PC(USA)]] had 12 congregations and 7,000 members in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming Metropolitan statistical area, the [[United Church of Christ]] had also 14 congregations and 5,400 members.<ref name="thearda.com" />

The offices of the former [[West Michigan Annual Conference]] of the [[United Methodist Church]] were in the East Hills Neighborhood of Grand Rapids. The West Michigan Annual Conference represented more than 400 local United Methodist churches in the western half of the lower peninsula with approximately 65,000 members in total.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://westmichiganconference.org/pages/detail/587 |title = About Us |publisher = West Michigan Conference of the United Methodist Church |access-date = August 21, 2017 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140412104313/http://westmichiganconference.org/pages/detail/587 |archive-date = April 12, 2014 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> In 2016, The West Michigan Conference Joined with the Detroit Annual Conference to form the Michigan Area Annual Conference. Grand Rapids is also home to the United Methodist Community House, whose mission is to increase the ability of children, youth, adults and families to succeed in a diverse community.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.umchousegr.org/about.html |title = About Us |publisher = United Methodist Community House |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131207024405/http://umchousegr.org/about.html |archive-date = December 7, 2013 }}</ref> In 2010, The United Methodist Church had 61 congregations and 21,450 members in the Grand Rapids Metropolitan area.<ref name="thearda.com" />

===Crime===
The homicide rate in Grand Rapids was at its highest in the early 1990s, with the highest number of homicides being 34 in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web |date = July 18, 2020 |title = Grand Rapids' 19 homicides so far in 2020: Where, when and how they happened |url = https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2020/07/grand-rapids-19-homicides-so-far-in-2020-where-when-and-how-they-happened.html |access-date = July 29, 2020 |website = MLive |language = en |archive-date = July 27, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200727211149/https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2020/07/grand-rapids-19-homicides-so-far-in-2020-where-when-and-how-they-happened.html |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = April 22, 2008 |title = Shooting death of Grand Rapids girl, 8, unforgotten and unsolved 15 years later |url = https://www.mlive.com/grpress/2008/04/family_marks_shooting_death_of.html |access-date = July 29, 2020 |website = [[The Grand Rapids Press]] |language = en |archive-date = December 5, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201205062629/https://www.mlive.com/grpress/2008/04/family_marks_shooting_death_of.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The average annual number of homicides in Grand Rapids between 2010 and 2020 was 12.4.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date = January 2, 2020 |title = Homicides increase in 2019 for Grand Rapids, Kent County |url = https://www.mlive.com/news/j66j-2020/01/36d87ecd8f5132/homicides-increase-in-2019-for-grand-rapids-kent-county.html |access-date = July 29, 2020 |website = MLive |language = en |archive-date = July 24, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200724105838/https://www.mlive.com/news/j66j-2020/01/36d87ecd8f5132/homicides-increase-in-2019-for-grand-rapids-kent-county.html |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2014, Grand Rapids experienced the lowest homicide rate in fifty years, with six murders occurring that year.<ref>{{Cite web |date = January 14, 2015 |title = Six homicides in 2014 brings Grand Rapids to lowest figure in decades |url = https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2015/01/six_homicides_in_2014_puts_gra.html |access-date = July 29, 2020 |website = MLive |language = en |archive-date = November 25, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125141625/https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2015/01/six_homicides_in_2014_puts_gra.html |url-status = live }}</ref> 
<ref>{{Cite web |date = March 12, 2021 |title = Mourning most violent year, West Michigan seeks answers |url = https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/mourning-most-violent-year-west-michigan-seeks-answers/ |access-date = September 30, 2021 |website = WOODTV.com |language = en-US |archive-date = September 30, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210930193234/https://www.woodtv.com/news/target-8/mourning-most-violent-year-west-michigan-seeks-answers/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date = January 27, 2022 |title = Surge in auto thefts hits Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, where nearly 2 cars stolen per day |url = https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/01/surge-in-auto-thefts-hits-grand-rapids-and-kalamazoo-where-nearly-2-cars-stolen-per-day.html |access-date = January 28, 2022 |website = MLive |language = en |archive-date = January 27, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220127122631/https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2022/01/surge-in-auto-thefts-hits-grand-rapids-and-kalamazoo-where-nearly-2-cars-stolen-per-day.html |url-status = live }}</ref>