Crime

Lansing's crime rate by year

Police in Lansing, MI reported about 1,342 violent crimes per 100,000 people they serve in 2025 (U.S.: 329), down from a high of 1,495 in 2021, and 5.2 murders in 2025 (U.S.: 4.3), down from a high of 22.1 in 2021. Rates count only crimes police reported to the FBI.

Violent crime rate, 2025

1,342

per 100,000 people (U.S.: 329)

Murder rate, 2025

5.2

per 100,000 people (U.S.: 4.3)

Violent crime rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Murder rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Property crime rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Car theft rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Burglary rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Robbery rate in Lansing and the U.S., each year

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Violent crime and murder each year

Crimes per 100,000 people, as police reported them to the FBI, newest first.

Violent crimes and murders per 100,000 people in Lansing, MI and the U.S., each year
Year Violent, Lansing Violent, U.S. Murder, Lansing Murder, U.S.
2025 1,341.6 329.3 5.2 4.3
2024 1,347.7 363.4 9.8 5.2
2023 1,412.1 385.6 10.7 6.1
2022 1,284.6 398.2 13.3 6.9
2021 1,494.9 360.9 22.1 6.9
2020 1,450.5 399.3 16.0 6.8
2019 1,122.3 381.0 10.1 5.2
2018 1,133.1 384.8 8.5 5.2
2017 1,170.2 397.5 12.9 5.4
2016 1,179.7 399.5 8.7 5.4
2015 1,164.0 384.6 7.8 5.0
2014 1,118.5 373.7 8.8 4.5
2013 1,056.1 378.2 6.1 4.6
2012 949.5 390.7 11.3 4.8
2011 1,023.5 390.1 7.0 4.8
2010 1,084.9 408.1 8.7 4.8
2009 1,061.8 436.8 11.5 5.1
2008 1,071.5 463.7 10.5 5.5
2007 1,105.2 477.9 14.1 5.8
2006 1,072.6 486.9 5.2 5.9
2005 1,199.6 483.0 7.7 5.9
2004 998.6 478.6 7.6 5.7
2003 1,025.8 493.7 6.7 5.9
2002 1,072.5 512.9 9.1 5.9
2001 1,129.8 529.5 6.7 5.9
2000 1,023.3 534.4 11.8 5.8
1999 925.0 545.8 7.8 5.9
1998 1,070.9 603.8 8.7 6.6
1997 1,162.6 644.9 13.0 7.2
1996 1,364.8 658.8 8.3 7.8
1995 1,366.3 720.6 10.8 8.7
1994 1,264.6 740.4 7.8 9.2
1993 1,085.5 764.1 11.0 9.8
1992 1,378.6 785.4 5.4 9.7
1991 1,377.9 798.1 9.4 10.3
1990 1,471.9 749.8 8.6 9.7
1989 1,268.5 680.5 12.8 8.9
1988 1,220.7 630.2 8.4 8.5
1987 1,299.3 624.9 6.2 8.4
1986 1,164.4 633.6 4.7 8.7
1985 830.2 570.3 4.7 8.1

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery each year

Crimes per 100,000 people in Lansing, with the U.S. rate after each, newest first.

Property crime, car theft, burglary and robbery per 100,000 people in Lansing, MI and the U.S., each year
Year Property crime, Lansing Property crime, U.S. Car theft, Lansing Car theft, U.S. Burglary, Lansing Burglary, U.S. Robbery, Lansing Robbery, U.S.
2025 2,114 1,552 503 200 333 195 116 50
2024 2,535 1,767 648 258 422 232 97 62
2023 2,857 1,951 754 326 508 254 130 68
2022 2,728 1,999 584 290 517 276 132 70
2021 2,522 1,762 425 240 613 264 144 54
2020 3,060 1,955 487 247 848 309 165 74
2019 2,852 2,109 313 221 644 334 150 83
2018 3,047 2,207 372 231 740 373 157 87
2017 3,097 2,372 347 239 765 427 213 99
2016 2,917 2,469 327 240 783 467 227 104
2015 3,039 2,495 306 223 840 490 231 103
2014 3,171 2,592 328 217 841 538 220 103
2013 3,516 2,759 319 224 1,119 611 225 111
2012 3,354 2,881 234 232 1,147 673 178 115
2011 3,798 2,926 211 232 1,450 702 239 115
2010 3,718 2,963 214 241 1,237 702 231 121
2009 3,469 3,077 182 264 1,185 722 224 136
2008 3,840 3,252 281 321 1,290 738 237 149
2007 3,698 3,316 315 372 1,106 731 239 152
2006 4,114 3,397 424 410 1,093 740 232 154
2005 4,097 3,518 352 434 966 741 217 147
2004 3,861 3,599 404 437 885 741 193 142
2003 4,369 3,704 383 455 854 757 175 150
2002 4,450 3,738 338 453 884 762 203 154
2001 4,949 3,802 403 456 830 766 190 159
2000 4,818 3,752 353 437 932 751 144 156
1999 5,076 3,873 341 446 995 790 197 160
1998 5,513 4,213 343 493 1,219 895 217 180
1997 6,599 4,495 411 542 1,380 952 215 203
1996 6,756 4,553 444 554 1,330 954 284 219
1995 6,816 4,797 581 596 1,249 1,025 286 239
1994 6,826 4,752 766 615 1,207 1,053 274 251
1993 5,854 4,814 550 628 1,078 1,108 237 269
1992 5,860 5,089 568 661 1,151 1,200 241 279
1991 6,748 5,388 464 699 1,371 1,297 229 292
1990 6,905 5,227 452 677 1,373 1,253 243 267
1989 6,841 5,212 494 649 1,565 1,298 287 243
1988 6,859 5,046 522 596 1,759 1,283 303 222
1987 7,245 5,090 507 544 2,015 1,356 259 221
1986 7,965 5,015 363 522 2,410 1,373 227 234
1985 6,955 4,780 331 473 1,866 1,310 164 216

Source and notes

FBI Crime Data Explorer, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (Public domain (U.S. government work); source FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program).

These are the crimes the Lansing police reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, per 100,000 people the department serves. Violent crime is murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; murder includes nonnegligent manslaughter. Property crime is burglary, theft and car theft. A year counts only when the department reported violent crimes in all 12 months, and not when its rate is far out of line with the years either side (under a quarter, or over 1.75 times, of both), which means it sent only part of its reports or some twice. In 2021 the FBI took only reports from its newer system (NIBRS), and many departments hadn't switched yet, so that year is often missing or less certain. NIBRS counts every crime in an incident, not just the most serious, so a jump or drop when a department switched can come from the change in counting rather than in crime. The FBI widened its definition of rape in 2013. A city's rate depends on where its borders fall, so compare cities with care. The U.S. rates count only the agencies that reported, so they differ a little from the FBI's national estimates.