Springfield has a violent crime rate of 971.56 with a population of 117,131. In 2012, there were 1,138 violent crimes in Springfield with 10 murders, 76 cases of forcible rape, 260 robberies and 792 aggravated assaults.
Shaker Heights High School is an International Baccalaureate World School, the only public high school in Cuyahoga County to hold this accreditation and offer rigorous IB classes. It is consistently ranked among the top districts in the state for National Merit semifinalists.
History[edit] Originally part of Royal Oak Township, Madison Heights incorporated as a city by popular vote on January 17, 1955, and chartered on December 6 that same year, becoming the tenth city government in southern Oakland County.