Lansing, IL Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lansing, IL Summary

Crime in Lansing research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lansing over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lansing:

  • There were 860 total crimes committed in Lansing the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,090.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lansing.
  • The overall crime rate in Lansing is 32.97% above the national average.
  • Lansing ranks #542 safest out of 588 cities in Illinois.
  • Lansing ranks #8,233 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lansing Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lansing is 3,090.4 per 100,000 people. That's 32.97% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 55.67% higher than the Illinois total crime rate of 1,985.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lansing
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 860 3,090.4 1,985.3 2,324.2
Murder 1 3.6 9.1 6.3
Robbery 52 186.9 97.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 122.2 278.9 268.2
Violent Crime 106 380.9 425.9 369.8
Burglary 172 618.1 246.4 269.8
Larceny 406 1,459.0 1,143.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 176 632.5 169.5 282.7
Property Crime 754 2,709.5 1,559.4 1,954.4

Lansing Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lansing

106
Violent Crimes
380.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
3.00%
Above The National Average
  • There were 106 violent crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lansing is 380.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 262.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 234.8 chance statewide.
  • That's 3.00% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -10.57% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 425.9 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lansing

754
Property Crimes
2,709.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
38.64%
Above The National Average
  • There were 754 property crimes in Lansing in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lansing is 2,709.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lansing each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 38.64% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 73.76% higher than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,559.4 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lansing

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Hammond, IN 76,366 3,068 4,017.5 3,347.0 670.5
Orland Park, IL 57,993 60 103.5 65.5 37.9
Tinley Park, IL 53,973 704 1,304.4 1,228.4 76.0
Oak Forest, IL 27,084 125 461.5 284.3 177.2
Munster, IN 23,628 216 914.2 859.2 55.0
Highland, IN 23,498 335 1,425.7 1,336.3 89.4
South Holland, IL 20,626 499 2,419.3 2,016.9 402.4
Mokena, IL 19,829 166 837.2 781.7 55.5
Palos Hills, IL 17,790 94 528.4 460.9 67.5
Dyer, IN 16,351 59 360.8 336.4 24.5

Lansing SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
7
Affordability
8
Diversity
10
Safety
6
Amenities
9.5
Education
8
Commute
4
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