The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lansing, IA: Crime Maps and Statistics

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	B
Property Crime Grade	C+
Other Crime Grade	C-

Which crimes are included?

$511,661

Cost of Crime™ for Lansing, IA

In 2025, crime will cost $582 per household.

More cost data

On the map, green marks the parts of Lansing with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Lansing, IA Safe?

The C overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Lansing's combined rate is slightly higher than the norm. Lansing sits in the 44th percentile, ahead of 44% of cities and behind 56%. The grade covers only Lansing's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Lansing is 25.96 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 36 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 48 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the east parts of Lansing, IA report the most crime, about 15 cases per year. The south part reports the fewest, around 1 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Lansing, IA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Lansing for 2025 is $511,661, about $279 per resident and $582 per household. That equals 0.8% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 67.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 19.1%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Lansing Compared to Other Cities?

Lansing, IA:	$279
Shenandoah, IA:	$542
Norwalk, IA:	$145
Iowa:	$326
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Lansing is $279 per year, which is $185 less than the national average and $46 less than Iowa's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Lansing:

In Shenandoah, IA, crime costs $542 per person, which is $262 more than in Lansing.
In Norwalk, IA, crime costs $145 per person, which is $134 less than in Lansing

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Lansing for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Lansing	Cost per Lansing Resident
Murder	$41,193	$22
Rape/Sexual Assault	$93,330	$51
Robbery	$21,842	$12
Assault	$61,339	$34
Kidnapping	$6,065	$3
Vehicle Theft	$7,816	$4
Burglary	$35,996	$20
Theft	$98,908	$54
Arson	$5,357	$3
Vandalism	$77,249	$42
Animal Cruelty	$943	$1
Drug Crimes	$56,542	$31
Identity Theft	$5,081	$3
Total Cost of Crime	$511,661	$279

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Lansing, IA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Lansing totals $749,847 ($410 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $1,261,508 ($689 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Lansing has 1, do the same, and of Lansing's 1,831 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Lansing Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Lansing residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	1.166
Robbery	0.3792
Rape	0.8407
Murder	0.0120
Total Violent Crime	2.398 (B)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	10.43
Vehicle Theft	0.2757
Burglary	2.168
Arson	0.1212
Total Property Crime	12.99 (C+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0546
Drug Crimes	4.175
Vandalism	5.906
Identity Theft	0.3585
Animal Cruelty	0.0696
Total "Other" Rate	10.56 (C-)

Individual Lansing Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Lansing is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Lansing.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Village Creek, IA	B-	C	B+
West Prairie, WI	C	C+	C+
DeSoto, WI	C+	B-	B
New Albin, IA	B+	A	A-
Elon, IA	B-	C-	B
Waterville, IA	C	D-	C-
Retreat, WI	C+	B+	B-
Ferryville, WI	C-	B-	C-
Victory, WI	C+	C+	B
Harpers Ferry, IA	A-	B	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Lansing is similar versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Huntsville, TN	F	D-	D-
Paulina, LA	B-	B+	B+
Northport, MI	C+	C+	C+
Mulliken, MI	A	B+	B+
Meshoppen, PA	A+	A-	A-
Adrian, GA	B+	C+	C+
Mazon, IL	A+	B+	B+
Lockney, TX	D-	D	D
Lampe, MO	D+	D+	D+
Jean Lafitte, LA	C	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Lansing is as safe as the Iowa state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Lansing, IA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 72% actual proficiency versus 64% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Lansing schools on SchoolGrade

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