Lansing, MI Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

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 on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lansing:

  • There were 4,304 total crimes committed in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,844.1 total crimes per 100K people in Lansing.
  • The overall crime rate in Lansing is 81.39% above the national average.
  • Lansing ranks #365 safest out of 390 cities in Michigan.
  • Lansing ranks #9,194 safest out of 9,896 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live 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 3,844.1 per 100,000 people. That's 81.39% higher than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 112.01% higher than the Michigan total crime rate of 1,813.2 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lansing
/ 100k People
Michigan
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 4,304 3,844.1 1,813.2 2,119.2
Murder 11 9.8 5.2 5.0
Robbery 108 96.5 31.3 61.0
Aggravated Assault 1,270 1,134.3 341.3 256.0
Violent Crime 1,506 1,345.1 434.3 359.0
Burglary 472 421.6 184.2 229.0
Larceny 1,600 1,429.0 963.6 1,272.0
Car Theft 726 648.4 231.0 259.0
Property Crime 2,798 2,499.0 1,378.9 1,760.0

Lansing Crime Compared To Michigan Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Michigan.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Lansing

1,506
Violent Crimes
1,345.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
274.67%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,506 violent crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lansing is 1,345.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 74.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 230.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 274.67% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 209.69% higher than the Michigan violent crime rate of 434.3 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lansing

2,798
Property Crimes
2,499.0
Property Crimes / 100k People
41.99%
Above The National Average
  • There were 2,798 property crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lansing is 2,499.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 40.0 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 41.99% higher than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 81.24% higher than the Michigan property crime rate of 1,378.9 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 50,472 727 1,440.4 1,220.5 219.9
Charlotte, MI 9,226 212 2,297.9 1,875.1 422.7
Mason, MI 8,114 76 936.7 776.4 160.2
Grand Ledge, MI 7,781 55 706.9 424.1 282.7
St. Johns, MI 7,699 53 688.4 519.5 168.9
Eaton Rapids, MI 5,150 85 1,650.5 1,262.1 388.3
DeWitt, MI 4,810 13 270.3 207.9 62.4

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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