Harper Woods score: 34/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Harper Woods safe? United States travel risk

Is Harper Woods safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Harper Woods scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Harper Woods scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Harper Woods: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals.

Driven by: security (35/100) and crime and scams (47/100).

A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Location & Spatial Data

Found at 42.4390° N, 82.9293° W within Michigan, Harper Woods is situated 634.7 km SE of Washington at an altitude of 179 m.

Region
Michigan

Coordinates
42.4390° N, 82.9293° W

Elevation
179 m

Time Zone
America/Detroit

Population
15,205

Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Detroit (15.5 km WSW).

Transit Links & Medical Facilities

Aviation Hub Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (DET) 7.4 km WSW

Hospital Care St. John Hospital and Medical Center 2.5 km SSE

Police Station Harper Woods Police Station 0.8 km SSE

Railway Terminal Detroit 14.2 km SW

Proximate Regional Communities (United States)

Grosse Pointe Woods · 2.5 km E Eastpointe · 3.3 km NNW Grosse Pointe Farms · 4.3 km SE Grosse Pointe Park · 6.6 km S Fraser · 11.2 km N

Climate by Month

Hottest: July (28 °C avg high); Wettest: April (87 mm).

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °C	-1°	1°	7°	14°	20°	25°	28°	28°	24°	17°	8°	2°
Low °C	-8°	-8°	-2°	5°	10°	16°	19°	19°	15°	9°	2°	-5°
Rain mm	48	51	69	87	81	84	80	76	71	64	68	63

Normals: Detroit (15.5 km away).

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the United States travel advice & laws.

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Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers

Warren 15

10.0 km NW

Detroit 65

15.5 km WSW

Sterling Heights 15

17.8 km NNW

Windsor 15

18.3 km SSW

Tecumseh 10

21.8 km S

Dearborn 15

27.2 km WSW

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