The Urgent Truth About America's Most Dangerous Cities
Updated: Feb 6, 2024
18 Lansing, Michigan
One out of every 89 people in Lansing is likely to become a victim of violent crime, according to crime statistics. Overall crime rates here are 58% above the national average, but violent crimes are 191% higher. In 2019, police investigated 12 murders, 983 assaults, and 140 sexual assaults in the city. Only 20% of residents deem it to be a safe community to live in. Around half of those polled describe the city's crime as "rampant."
