Photo: Andrew Martin · CC BY 3.0Lansing reports more crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns
On crimes reported to the FBI by Lansing’s police in 2023–2025, it grades D− for safety: #253 of 266 graded towns in Michigan, and #290 of 325 U.S. cities over 100,000.
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 Lansing
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 6 Michigan towns on Lansing’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: DeWitt Township (B), East Lansing (C+), Lansing Township (D−). Delta Township, Delhi Township and Windsor Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Neighbors ↓
Homicides: above U.S. cities overall
Lansing’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI in 2025. Over 2023–2025 that is 8.0 per 100,000 residents a year, above the rest of Michigan (6.3) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (5.7). Violent crime ↓
Robberies: 2.2 times the rest of Michigan
97.3 robberies per 100,000 residents a year over 2023–2025 (76 reported in 2025), 2.2 times the rest of Michigan (44.8) and above all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables (79.4). Violent crime ↓
Against other big cities
Among the 325 U.S. cities over 100,000 we grade, Lansing reports less crime per resident than 11% (#290). Places like it ↓
A job center
Lansing has 85,586 jobs based in town for 113,884 residents (Census LEHD), so some reports involve people who work or shop there rather than residents. How to read it ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Lansing’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are higher than in most U.S. towns; property crime is the closer of the two to typical.
Reported crime is falling
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of Michigan.
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| Year | Lansing property | Rest of Michigan property | Lansing violent | Rest of Michigan violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26.9 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 28.1 | 19.3 | 14.0 | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 13.5 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 9.7 | 5.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
For every 1,000 residents, about 17 property crimes reported
And about 10 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.
Homicides and robberies
Lansing’s police reported 4 homicides, 76 robberies and 1,116 violent crimes in all to the FBI in 2025. By year, against the rest of Michigan and all U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables.
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| Year | Lansing | Rest of Michigan | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 7.7 |
| 2023 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
Homicides per 100,000 residents
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| Year | Lansing | Rest of Michigan | U.S. cities (FBI tables) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 131 | 51.3 | 95.5 |
| 2023 | 130 | 52.4 | 90.6 |
| 2024 | 96.5 | 44.8 | 81.9 |
| 2025 | 66.2 | 37.2 | 66.0 |
Robberies per 100,000 residents
3,084 crimes reported in 2025
1,116 violent and 1,968 property, as reported to the FBI by Lansing’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
57 people died in crashes on Lansing’s roads in 2019–2023
Lansing had 54 fatal crashes in five years, in which 57 people died; 7 were pedestrians and 1 was a cyclist. 6 died in crashes on an Interstate.
That is 10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Michigan towns of 100,000+ people (7.7, 8 towns).
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.
Lansing and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | D− | 12.4 | 23.4 |
| Lansing Township | D− | 7.8 | 42.7 |
| East Lansing | C+ | 2.1 | 12.9 |
| Delta Township | — | — | — |
| DeWitt Township | B | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Delhi Township | — | — | — |
| Windsor Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Delta Township, Delhi Township and Windsor Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025.
Michigan towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing | D− | 12.4 | 23.4 |
| Canton Township | B− | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| Sterling Heights | B− | 2.1 | 11.0 |
| Clinton Township | C | 3.1 | 14.1 |
| Ann Arbor | C | 3.0 | 17.2 |
| Dearborn | C | 2.8 | 19.5 |
The five graded Michigan towns closest to Lansing’s population (113,884), 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 Lansing. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Lansing’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (114,787 in 2025); our figure for Lansing is 113,884 (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 Lansing
Is Lansing, MI safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Lansing reports more crime per resident than 97% of U.S. towns, a D− Safety Grade and #253 of 266 in Michigan. Its police reported 12.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 5.3 in the rest of Michigan and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Lansing?
12.4 violent and 23.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Michigan reports 5.3 and 17.3; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is crime going up or down in Lansing?
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings.
How many homicides were there in Lansing in 2025?
Lansing’s police reported 4 homicides to the FBI for 2025, 3.5 per 100,000 residents. Across U.S. cities and towns in the FBI’s tables the 2025 figure was 4.6.
Is Lansing safer than Lansing Township?
Lansing Township reports more crime per resident than Lansing: Lansing Township grades D− for safety and Lansing D−. Lansing Township’s police reported 7.8 violent and 42.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Lansing?
Lansing’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Lansing”. 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.