CurrentCrimeMap

Data through August 2026, Lansing Police Department

Crime in Lansing, MI

The violent crime rate in Lansing is 1,259 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, 188% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −7% compared with the previous 12 months.

The Michigan State Capitol in Lansing.
Photo: Andrew Martin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped

The numbers

12 months to Aug 2026

Violent crime

1,259 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,445 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

−7% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

2,161 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,480 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

+1% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

3,419 per 100,000 residents, per year

3,925 reported in the 12 months to Aug 2026

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 114,787, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Lansing sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,259

Lansing has the 8th-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 294 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Lansing; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Little Rock, AR1,4633
Memphis, TN1,4454
Kansas City, MO1,3255
Baltimore, MD1,3026
Wilmington, DE1,2777
Lansing, MI1,2598
Dayton, OH1,2549
Cleveland, OH1,25110
Springfield, MO1,23011
Peoria, IL1,18112
Birmingham, AL1,15913

The places closest to Lansing in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Lansing crime map

cities around it
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SaferHigher rateViolent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, for each whole city. The colors are not crime locations.

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Lansing Police Department, not where each crime happened, so this map fills Lansing and the 8 covered cities around it with each one’s whole-city rate instead of plotting crimes.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Lansing, 1 has a higher violent crime rate and 7 a lower one. The closest is Ann Arbor, MI, 52 miles away.

Lansing and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Lansing, MI1,259
Ann Arbor, MI28652 mi
Grand Rapids, MI86658 mi
Detroit, MI1,63278 mi
Sterling Heights, MI22278 mi
Warren, MI51580 mi
Toledo, OH76488 mi
Fort Wayne, IN276116 mi
Cleveland, OH1,251171 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Aug 2026
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 120 reported105−10% vs. a year ago
  • HomicideViolent, 4 reported3.5−43% vs. a year ago
  • TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty, 1,190 reported1,037+9% vs. a year ago
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 491 reported428−21% vs. a year ago
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 395 reported344−1% vs. a year ago
  • Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty, 384 reported335+23% vs. a year ago
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent120105—−10%
HomicideViolent43.5—−43%
TheftProperty1,1901,037—+9%
Vehicle theftProperty491428—−21%
BurglaryProperty395344—−1%
Theft from vehiclesProperty384335—+23%
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Lansing Police Department sends the FBI. Theft from vehicles is NIBRS codes 23F and 23G (items and parts taken from a vehicle) and theft is the rest of larceny. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (33rd highest rate of 155), robbery (35th highest rate of 152) and burglary (39th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violent crime −7%

050100150200SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug122143
Violent crimes per month in Lansing, MI, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Sep 2025144Sep 2024146
Oct 2025108Oct 2024124
Nov 2025117Nov 2024149
Dec 2025130Dec 2024104
Jan 2026103Jan 2025119
Feb 2026100Feb 202584
Mar 2026112Mar 2025123
Apr 2026114Apr 2025129
May 2026129May 2025157
Jun 2026126Jun 2025143
Jul 2026140Jul 2025138
Aug 2026122Aug 2025143

Homicides 4 vs. 7

0123SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug10
Homicides per month in Lansing, MI, Sep 2025 to Aug 2026 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Sep 20250Sep 20240
Oct 20250Oct 20240
Nov 20251Nov 20241
Dec 20250Dec 20241
Jan 20260Jan 20251
Feb 20261Feb 20251
Mar 20260Mar 20250
Apr 20260Apr 20250
May 20260May 20250
Jun 20261Jun 20252
Jul 20260Jul 20251
Aug 20261Aug 20250

3 in 2026 through August, 5 in the same months of 2025. Compare with other places

Every month since Sep 2023
Reported crime per month in Lansing, MI
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Aug 20261222151
Jul 20261402490
Jun 20261262501
May 20261292280
Apr 20261142150
Mar 20261122110
Feb 20261001621
Jan 20261031770
Dec 20251301680
Nov 20251171811
Oct 20251081820
Sep 20251442420
Aug 20251432520
Jul 20251382281
Jun 20251432412
May 20251572190
Apr 20251291540
Mar 20251232210
Feb 2025841641
Jan 20251191731
Dec 20241041641
Nov 20241492091
Oct 20241242190
Sep 20241462100
Aug 20241502460
Jul 20241452700
Jun 20241492531
May 20241532554
Apr 2024932564
Mar 2024902870
Feb 20241272170
Jan 2024792520
Dec 20231252690
Nov 20231282624
Oct 20231213041
Sep 20231323270

How Lansing compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
19Evansville, IN1,0333,033114,905Jun 2026
46Springfield, IL7474,256112,595Sep 2026
180Manchester, NH3001,536116,606Aug 2026
181West Jordan, UT2981,238116,603Aug 2026
200Clearwater, FL2481,346116,679Jul 2026
206St. Mary's County, MD (Sheriff)2421,115116,720Jun 2026
213Everett, WA2322,005113,547Jul 2026
240Elgin, IL178916114,717Mar 2026
256Provo, UT1421,005115,576Jul 2026

The 10 places closest to Lansing in population, Lansing included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
28Grand Rapids, MI8662,171200,467Jul 2026
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
221Sterling Heights, MI2221,013134,402Aug 2026

All 6 places in Michigan on this site, highest violent crime rate first.

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
1Detroit, MI1,6323,712642,155Aug 2026
8Lansing, MI1,2592,161114,787Aug 2026
10Cleveland, OH1,2513,527363,659Aug 2026
28Grand Rapids, MI8662,171200,467Jul 2026
43Toledo, OH7642,437264,490Jun 2026
97Warren, MI5151,387137,310Sep 2026
130Chicago, IL *3922,8562,746,388Mar 2026
185Ann Arbor, MI2861,698122,740Sep 2026
188Fort Wayne, IN2761,808275,451Jan 2026
221Sterling Heights, MI2221,013134,402Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Lansing by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

* Chicago, IL reports less to the FBI than it records; its own page leads with its own figures. Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Lansing side by side with Ann Arbor, Sterling Heights or Warren, or with any other place.

Other cities in Michigan

5 city pages, closest first

Michigan as a whole has 425 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Lansing’s rate is 196% above the state’s.

Ann ArborGrand RapidsDetroitSterling HeightsWarren

All 6 cities in Michigan

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Lansing safe?

By reported violent crime, Lansing is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,259 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to August 2026, −7% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Lansing?

This site does not have one for Lansing. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Lansing compares with nearby places such as Ann Arbor, MI instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Lansing?

1,259 violent and 2,161 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 3,925 incidents reported to Lansing Police Department over the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime includes 120 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 395 burglaries, 384 thefts from vehicles and 1,190 other thefts.

Is crime in Lansing going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −7% and property crime +1% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Lansing had in 2026?

Lansing Police Department reported 3 homicides from January to August 2026, the latest month it has reported in full, against 5 in the same months of 2025. Over the 12 months to Aug 2026 the count was 4, or 3 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Lansing Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MI3351900). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Lansing

12 months to August 2026
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100kvs. the 12 months before
RobberyTaking property by force or threat120105−10%
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal395344−1%
Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins included384335+23%
Vehicle theft491428−21%

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

MI3351900
Source
Lansing Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset MI3351900)
Latest complete month
August 2026
History on this site
September 2023 to August 2026 (44 months)
Update schedule
Lansing Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)