DeWitt Township reports less property crime than most U.S. towns, but more violent crime
Overall, DeWitt Township grades B for safety (#109 of 266 graded towns in Michigan): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported to the FBI in 2023–2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of MI” is every other Michigan city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in DeWitt Township
1 of the 4 graded towns next door reports less crime
Of the 6 Michigan towns on DeWitt Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Bath Township (B+), East Lansing (C+), Lansing (D−), Lansing Township (D−). Olive Township and Watertown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind DeWitt Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Property crime holds DeWitt Township’s grade up; violent crime pulls it down. Its violent rate (2.0) is below the FBI’s national estimate (3.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
DeWitt Township’s police reported 94 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 2.0 per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
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| Year | DeWitt Township | Rest of Michigan | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
For every 1,000 residents, about 6 property crimes reported
And about 2 violent crimes, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
Reported crime is steady
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
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| Year | DeWitt Township property | Rest of Michigan property | DeWitt Township violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.1 | 18.7 | 2.0 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 5.8 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| 2025 | 6.1 | 15.6 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
122 crimes reported in 2025
27 violent and 95 property, as reported to the FBI by DeWitt Township’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
Four people died in crashes on DeWitt Township’s roads in 2019–2023
DeWitt Township had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died.
That is about what is typical for Michigan towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (6.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of DeWitt Township’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so DeWitt Township’s own rate (5.2) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
DeWitt Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt Township | B | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| East Lansing | C+ | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| Lansing | D− | 12.4 | 23.4 |
| Olive Township | — | — | — |
| Bath Township | B+ | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| Lansing Township | D− | 7.8 | 42.7 |
| Watertown Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Olive Township and Watertown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWitt Township | B | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Brandon Township | A | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| Berkley | A | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Grosse Pointe Woods | B | 0.9 | 13.1 |
| Traverse City | C+ | 4.0 | 7.7 |
| Hazel Park | C | 3.0 | 16.9 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to DeWitt Township’s population (15,516), by grade.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of DeWitt Township. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against DeWitt Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (15,468 in 2025); our figure for DeWitt Township is 15,516 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in DeWitt Township
Is DeWitt Township, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, DeWitt Township reports less crime per resident than 59% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #109 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 2.0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.4 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in DeWitt Township?
2.0 violent and 7.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.4 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in DeWitt Township?
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings.
Is DeWitt Township safer than East Lansing?
East Lansing reports more crime per resident than DeWitt Township: East Lansing grades C+ for safety and DeWitt Township B. East Lansing’s police reported 2.1 violent and 12.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices DeWitt Township?
DeWitt Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “DeWitt Township”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.