East Lansing, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In East Lansing, MI Summary

Crime in East Lansing research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in East Lansing over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in East Lansing:

  • There were 954 total crimes committed in East Lansing the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,044.6 total crimes per 100K people in East Lansing.
  • The overall crime rate in East Lansing is -12.03% below the national average.
  • East Lansing ranks #334 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • East Lansing ranks #6,628 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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East Lansing Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in East Lansing is 2,044.6 per 100,000 people. That's -12.03% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 11.19% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
East Lansing
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 954 2,044.6 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.6 6.3
Robbery 12 25.7 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 81 173.6 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 124 265.8 478.0 369.8
Burglary 101 216.5 233.1 269.8
Larceny 623 1,335.2 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 106 227.2 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 830 1,778.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

East Lansing Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In East Lansing

124
Violent Crimes
265.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.14%
Below The National Average
  • There were 124 violent crimes in East Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in East Lansing is 265.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 376.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in East Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.14% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -44.40% lower than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In East Lansing

830
Property Crimes
1,778.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-8.98%
Below The National Average
  • There were 830 property crimes in East Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in East Lansing is 1,778.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 56.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in East Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -8.98% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 30.71% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around East Lansing

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lansing, MI 112,567 4,469 3,970.1 2,690.8 1,279.2
Mason, MI 8,195 75 915.2 585.7 329.5
Grand Ledge, MI 7,778 54 694.3 617.1 77.1
St. Johns, MI 7,640 63 824.6 615.2 209.4
Eaton Rapids, MI 5,184 113 2,179.8 1,678.2 501.5
DeWitt, MI 4,813 23 477.9 353.2 124.7
Williamston, MI 3,780 38 1,005.3 793.7 211.6

East Lansing SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
4
Diversity
8
Safety
7
Amenities
9.5
Education
10
Commute
9.5
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