Lansing is the capital of Michigan, a city of 138,200 in Ingham County · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Lansing?
Property crime in Lansing runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 65% of Americans live. Theft makes up 49% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 712 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
35% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Lansing as a whole, and 65% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lansing scores 712.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Lansing, MI at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lansing, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Lansing
Car thefts and arsons both run high. In Lansing, each runs at about double the US rate: 5.9 car thefts and 0.27 arsons a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 0.12 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Lansing
Low property crime is the norm across Lansing: 78% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 1% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Lansing run from A+ to D+.
78%21%
A or B 78%C 21%D or F 1%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Northwestside, northwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Lansing.A-841
2Forest View, southeastClose to the rest of Lansing on most crimes.B+740
3Westside Lansing, westCar thefts run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Lansing.B+733
4Southside, southwestBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Lansing.B+727
5Old Town, northeastThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Lansing.B+714
6Downtown Lansing, centralThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Lansing.B655
7Eastside Lansing, eastCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Lansing.B623
8Old Everett, southCar thefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Lansing.B623
Neighborhood areas of Lansing, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Lansing?
Reported property crime in Lansing has fallen 14% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 29 to 25 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 13%.
Property crime, change since 2019
LansingUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Lansing. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Lansing
Property, US
2016
+0%
+15%
2017
+6%
+12%
2018
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+12%
-8%
2021
-9%
-10%
2022
-5%
-6%
2023
-1%
-7%
2024
-14%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Lansing
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lansing has about 33 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 38% more than the US as a whole and 75% more than Michigan.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Lansing, about 49% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Lansing
Lansing has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Lansing, 68% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 38% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (68%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (38%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (42%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Lansing and nearby cities
Lansing has the most property crime of its 9 nearest cities.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Lansing apart: it has 85 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.7 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them; here theft sits near the national middle.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.85 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 92% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 65% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (26 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 75% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Lansing: D+ (23 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 70% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.7.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 65% of US city residents
BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Lansing on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Lansing
Property crime costs Lansing about $36 million a year, or $261 per resident and about $602 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$4.8 million
$35
Theft
$11 million
$82
Vehicle theft
$12 million
$90
Arson
$890,000
$6
Vandalism
$6.6 million
$48
Total
$36 million
$261
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
