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Crime rate in Lansing, Michigan (MI): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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Crime rates in Lansing by Year
Type	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Murders (per 100,000)	14 (10.9)	8 (6.7)	11 (9.1)	8 (6.7)	10 (8.4)	8 (6.8)	6 (5.2)	16 (14.1)	11 (9.6)	11 (9.7)	10 (8.9)	8 (7.0)	13 (11.3)
Rapes (per 100,000)	120 (93.3)	178 (148.6)	169 (140.3)	164 (137.9)	110 (92.6)	115 (98.3)	105 (91.1)	92 (81.0)	95 (83.0)	89 (78.5)	97 (86.4)	90 (78.8)	92 (80.2)
Robberies (per 100,000)	171 (132.9)	227 (189.6)	245 (203.4)	208 (174.9)	229 (192.8)	254 (217.0)	262 (227.4)	269 (236.7)	269 (235.1)	255 (224.9)	262 (233.4)	275 (240.8)	203 (177.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)	914 (710.3)	940 (784.9)	867 (719.7)	840 (706.3)	827 (696.4)	1,030 (880.1)	800 (694.3)	867 (762.9)	806 (704.5)	845 (745.2)	867 (772.4)	796 (697.0)	770 (671.4)
Burglaries (per 100,000)	1,110 (862.6)	994 (830.0)	1,065 (884.0)	1,016 (854.2)	1,050 (884.1)	1,129 (964.7)	1,249 (1,083.9)	1,252 (1,101.7)	1,462 (1,277.8)	1,340 (1,181.7)	1,410 (1,256.1)	1,650 (1,444.7)	1,307 (1,139.6)
Thefts (per 100,000)	4,133 (3,211.8)	4,382 (3,659.1)	3,837 (3,185.0)	3,677 (3,091.6)	3,012 (2,536.2)	3,204 (2,737.6)	2,928 (2,541.0)	2,517 (2,214.8)	2,484 (2,171.0)	2,341 (2,064.5)	2,544 (2,266.3)	2,397 (2,098.7)	2,203 (1,920.9)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)	421 (327.2)	483 (403.3)	407 (337.8)	456 (383.4)	479 (403.3)	412 (352.0)	479 (415.7)	355 (312.4)	315 (275.3)	201 (177.3)	239 (212.9)	240 (210.1)	264 (230.2)
Arson (per 100,000)	75 (58.3)	68 (56.8)	52 (43.2)	47 (39.5)	32 (26.9)	43 (36.7)	43 (37.3)	53 (46.6)	54 (47.2)	33 (29.1)	34 (30.3)	24 (21.0)	39 (34.0)
City-data.com crime rate (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 301.1)	464.2	548.4	519.2	500.2	455.1	506.8	471.5	477.3	466.1	449.9	477.1	461.6	422.7

City-data.com crime rate counts serious crimes and violent crime more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.

According to our research of Michigan and other state lists there were 216 registered sex offenders living in Lansing, Michigan as of March 04, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Lansing to the number of sex offenders is 528 to 1.

See how dangerous Lansing, MI is compared to nearest cities:
(Note: Higher means more crime)

Lansing:	422.7
East Lansing:	146.2
Grand Ledge:	102.4
Mason:	116.0
Potterville:	131.7
Williamston:	90.7
Eaton Rapids:	130.2
Laingsburg:	279.8
Charlotte:	330.7

Violent crime rate in 2012

Lansing:	496.0
U.S. Average:	214.0

Violent crime rate in 2011

Lansing:	528.5
U.S. Average:	214.1

Violent crime rate in 2010

Lansing:	571.2
U.S. Average:	223.2

Violent crime rate in 2009

Lansing:	548.5
U.S. Average:	238.0

Violent crime rate in 2008

Lansing:	538.3
U.S. Average:	252.4

Violent crime rate in 2007

Lansing:	573.0
U.S. Average:	259.7

Violent crime rate in 2006

Lansing:	529.1
U.S. Average:	264.1

Violent crime rate in 2005

Lansing:	621.5
U.S. Average:	258.9

Violent crime rate in 2004

Lansing:	521.3
U.S. Average:	256.0

Violent crime rate in 2003

Lansing:	557.0
U.S. Average:	262.6

Violent crime rate in 2002

Lansing:	583.4
U.S. Average:	272.2

Violent crime rate in 2001

Lansing:	610.9
U.S. Average:	276.6

Violent crime rate in 2000

Lansing:	504.9
U.S. Average:	277.6

Property crime rate in 2012

Lansing:	337.3
U.S. Average:	266.5

Property crime rate in 2011

Lansing:	400.3
U.S. Average:	273.5

Property crime rate in 2010

Lansing:	373.1
U.S. Average:	276.4

Property crime rate in 2009

Lansing:	344.5
U.S. Average:	285.6

Property crime rate in 2008

Lansing:	381.5
U.S. Average:	302.2

Property crime rate in 2007

Lansing:	355.6
U.S. Average:	309.2

Property crime rate in 2006

Lansing:	382.2
U.S. Average:	317.3

Property crime rate in 2005

Lansing:	360.0
U.S. Average:	322.3

Property crime rate in 2004

Lansing:	342.6
U.S. Average:	327.4

Property crime rate in 2003

Lansing:	360.3
U.S. Average:	334.1

Property crime rate in 2002

Lansing:	363.9
U.S. Average:	336.9

Property crime rate in 2001

Lansing:	385.3
U.S. Average:	337.2

Property crime rate in 2000

Lansing:	359.6
U.S. Average:	331.5

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Latest news about crime in Lansing, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

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Full-time law enforcement employees in 2012, including police officers: 220 (190 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.66
Michigan average:	1.74

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2011, including police officers: 267 (188 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.65
Michigan average:	1.80

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 301 (226 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.01
Michigan average:	1.88

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2009, including police officers: 328 (246 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.17
Michigan average:	1.91

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 322 (240 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.10
Michigan average:	1.96

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2007, including police officers: 328 (241 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.12
Michigan average:	1.94

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 335 (243 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	30.52
Michigan average:	1.96

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2005, including police officers: 335 (243 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	30.13
Michigan average:	1.97

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2004, including police officers: 353 (252 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	30.90
Michigan average:	2.01

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2003, including police officers: 353 (251 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	30.46
Michigan average:	2.05

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Zip codes: 48915, 48921, 48933.

Crime rate in Lansing, Michigan (MI): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers, crime map

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