Lansing, MI Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lansing, MI Summary

Crime in Lansing research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in 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 Lansing:

  • There were 4,469 total crimes committed in Lansing the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,970.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lansing.
  • The overall crime rate in Lansing is 70.82% above the national average.
  • Lansing ranks #409 safest out of 436 cities in Michigan.
  • Lansing ranks #8,937 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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Lansing Vs Michigan And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lansing is 3,970.1 per 100,000 people. That's 70.82% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 115.90% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,838.9 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lansing
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,469 3,970.1 1,838.9 2,324.2
Murder 15 13.3 7.6 6.3
Robbery 148 131.5 44.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 1,178 1,046.5 365.1 268.2
Violent Crime 1,440 1,279.2 478.0 369.8
Burglary 579 514.4 233.1 269.8
Larceny 1,797 1,596.4 943.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 653 580.1 184.5 282.7
Property Crime 3,029 2,690.8 1,360.9 1,954.4

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 Lansing

1,440
Violent Crimes
1,279.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
245.93%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,440 violent crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lansing is 1,279.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 78.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 209.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 245.93% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 167.62% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 478.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lansing

3,029
Property Crimes
2,690.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
37.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 3,029 property crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lansing is 2,690.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 37.2 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 37.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 97.73% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,360.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lansing

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
East Lansing, MI 46,660 954 2,044.6 1,778.8 265.8
Charlotte, MI 9,175 211 2,299.7 1,896.5 403.3
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

Lansing SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8
Diversity
9.5
Safety
3
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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