Lansing, MI Crime


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Lansing, MI is a city that suffers from higher than average rates of crime. The violent crime rate in Lansing is 55.7 per 100,000 people, which is more than twice the nationwide average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, property crime rate in Lansing stands at 45 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the national average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This means that citizens of Lansing are more likely to be affected by criminal activity than those living in other cities across America. Therefore, it is important for citizens to remain vigilant and take steps to ensure their safety and that of their property.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Lansing violent crime is 55.7. (The US average is 22.7)
Lansing property crime is 45.0. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Lansing, MI Crime History
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Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2000947.310.993.3132.9710.34401.5862.63211.8327.2
20011129.86.7148.6189.6784.94892.48303659.1403.3
20021072.59.1140.3203.4719.74406.98843185337.8
20031025.86.7137.9174.9706.34329.2854.23091.6383.4
2004990.28.492.6192.8696.43823.6884.12536.2403.3
20051202.26.898.3217880.14054.3964.72737.6352
200610185.291.1227.4694.34040.61083.92541415.7
20071094.714.181236.7762.93628.91101.72214.8312.4
20081032.29.683235.1704.53724.21277.82171275.3
20091058.39.778.5224.9745.23423.51181.72064.5177.3
20101101.18.986.4233.4772.43735.31256.12266.3212.9
20111023.5778.8240.86973753.61444.72098.7210.1
2012939.911.380.2177671.43290.71139.61920.9230.2
201310577111.5224.7713.73476.51113.22044.7318.7
20141116.88.8102.7219.5785.83139.6838.41977.2324
201511577.8102.9231815.23008836.11865.8306
20161164.17.8123.3225.7807.32886.3778.71782.1325.5
20171135.81292.9204.6826.33051.5759.21949.2343.1
20181108.46.8126.9155.1819.63030.3739.51918.6372.3
20191103.810.1117.7149.6826.42820.4641.41870.5308.5

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Lansing charter, MI844.05,317.18,55422019
East Lansing, MI183.71,753.245,05852019
Meridian charter, MI246.62,055.342,87872019
DeWitt charter, MI147.3800.615,61372019
DeWitt, MI83.5396.74,75492019
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Ann Arbor, MI251.41,728.3113,660522019
Grand Rapids, MI637.31,907.8197,868582019
Sterling Heights, MI125.2854.7132,882782019
Warren, MI481.21,830.6139,805792019
South Bend, IN1,331.14,214.1102,3971132019

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I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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