2025 Compare Cities Crime:
East Lansing, MI vs Ames, IA

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- Ames has 1% more violent crime than East Lansing.
- Ames has 18% more property crime than East Lansing.
 East Lansing, MIAmes, IAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.822.7
 Property Crime24.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for East Lansing    4 Reviews

East Lansing is a wonderful, lively, youthful college town that has gotten better over time. You feel the strong Spartan Spirit everywhere as students, alumni and locals  More

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East Lansing is noted for being the home of one of the first Land Grant colleges -- Michigan State University. MSU has an large campus with an enormous area of land  More

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Over 17 years ago

East Lansing is a very pretty town. The town has had frequent problems with student rioters. Overall 60% of the town is composed of students. I would recommend East  More

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Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near East Lansing, MichiganCrime Index
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 Eureka CDP (Clinton County), MI 
 Elsie, MI7.45
 Bellevue, MI8.65
 Williamston, MI10.75
 DeWitt, MI11.55
 Olivet, MI12.25
 Potterville, MI12.7
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