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East Lansing Crime Rate Report (Michigan)

East Lansing crime statistics report an overall downward trend in crime based on data from 26 years with violent crime decreasing and property crime decreasing. Based on this trend, the crime rate in East Lansing for 2026 is expected to be lower than in 2025.

The city violent crime rate for East Lansing in 2025 was lower than the national violent crime rate average by 34.65% and the city property crime rate in East Lansing was lower than the national property crime rate average by 18.63%.

In 2025 the city violent crime rate in East Lansing was lower than the violent crime rate in Michigan by 48.57% and the city property crime rate in East Lansing was lower than the property crime rate in Michigan by 0.77%.

Property and Violent Crime
East Lansing Property Crime vs. State and National Per Capita
East Lansing Violent Crime vs. State and National Per Capita

East Lansing Crime Statistics
Summary Report

2025 Crime (Actual Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault84
Arson6
Burglary43
Larceny and Theft519
Motor Vehicle Theft68
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape9
Robbery14
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)775
Property Crime630
Violent Crime108
2026 Crime (Projected Data)*Incidents
Aggravated Assault90
Arson7
Burglary29
Larceny and Theft551
Motor Vehicle Theft91
Murder and Manslaughter1
Rape10
Robbery10
Crime Rate (Total Incidents)817
Property Crime672
Violent Crime111

Property and Violent Crime Totals

East Lansing Property Crime

East Lansing Violent Crime

Actual versus Projected Crime Totals

East Lansing Crime 2025

East Lansing Crime 2026

City versus State versus National Crime Comparison

East Lansing Property Crime vs. State and National Comparison

East Lansing Violent Crime vs. State and National Comparison
* The source of actual data on this East Lansing, Michigan crime rate report is the FBI Report of Offenses Known to Law Enforcement for the corresponding year or years. Arson numbers are reported inconsistently. Zero values may indicate the data was not available. The projected crime rate data displayed above was generated from the trends found in the years of actual reported crime data on file. In this case, the East Lansing crime report data for 2026 was projected from 26 years of actual data. The last year of actual available crime data, as reported above, was 2025.

The FBI cautions the data users against comparing yearly statistical data solely on the basis of their population coverage. The comparisons made herein are thus, only meaningful upon further examination of all variables that affect crime in each reported city, state or other reported jurisdicition.



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