Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
East Lansing, MI Crime Grade
How East Lansing grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Michigan — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
5/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Michigan
4/10
vs. Michigan cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in East Lansing, MI was 214.1 per 100,000 residents (108 incidents over a population of 50,447). That puts East Lansing Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 49% below the Michigan statewide rate of 422.8.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. East Lansing (red), Michigan (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
East Lansing vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 252.4(120) | 272.2(127) | 201.7(100) | 219.9(111) | 214.1(108) |
| Murder | 2.1(1) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 4.0(2) | 2.0(1) |
| Rape | 44.2(21) | 72.9(34) | 32.3(16) | 35.7(18) | 17.8(9) |
| Robbery | 25.2(12) | 23.6(11) | 34.3(17) | 13.9(7) | 27.8(14) |
| Aggravated assault | 180.9(86) | 175.7(82) | 135.1(67) | 166.4(84) | 166.5(84) |
| Property crime | 1865.5(887) | 1804.5(842) | 1399.5(694) | 1232.4(622) | 1260.7(636) |
| Burglary | 178.8(85) | 216.5(101) | 68.6(34) | 65.4(33) | 85.2(43) |
| Larceny | 1186.2(564) | 1337.3(624) | 1117.2(554) | 982.7(496) | 1028.8(519) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 439.6(209) | 227.2(106) | 205.7(102) | 172.4(87) | 134.8(68) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: East Lansing's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Michigan cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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