Lawton, MI Crime Rates & Statistics

Reported Annual Crime In Lawton

Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lawton_{/100k people}	Michigan_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Total crime	57	n/a (estimate)	3,065	2,369	2,837
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lawton_{/100k people}	Michigan_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	6.0	5.3
Rape	1	n/a	53.8	71.8	40.4
Robbery	0	n/a	0.0	71.7	102.8
Assault	4	n/a	215.1	309.5	248.5
Violent crime	5	n/a (estimate)	269	459	386
Burglary	5	n/a	268.8	398.5	468.9
Theft	44	n/a	2,365.6	1,308.1	1,745.0
Vehicle theft	3	n/a	161.3	203.2	236.9
Property crime	52	n/a (estimate)	2,796	1,910	2,451

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Parchment, MI	1,931	191	793	984
Marcellus, MI	1,039	210	874	1,084
Lawrence, MI	982	229	953	1,182
Mattawan, MI	2,282	258	1,238	1,496
Bangor, MI	2,027	380	1,736	2,116
Westwood, MI	9,604	416	1,731	2,146
Schoolcraft, MI	1,431	318	1,906	2,224
Lawton, MI	1,640	269	2,796	3,065

Did you know?

The overall crime rate in Lawton is 8% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 8.4 daily crimes that occur in Lawton.
Lawton is safer than 37% of the cities in the United States.
In Lawton you have a 1 in 33 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lawton has increased by 17%.

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Daily Crime In Lawton (per 100,000 people)

How Safe is Lawton (higher is better)

Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lawton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lawton is 1 in 373

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lawton is 1 in 36

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lawton is 1 in 33

Year Over Year Crime In Lawton (per 100,000 people)

Lawton police department

Item	Lawton	Michigan	National
Law enforcement employees (officers & civilians)	6	10,515	558,732
Police officers & civilians /1000 residents	3.2	2.1	3.3

There are a total of 6 Lawton police officers. This results in 3.2 police officers per 1,000 residents which is 53% greater than the Michigan average and 2.7% less than the National average.

Sex offenders in Michigan

State	Total offenders	Michigan_/100K	National_/100K
Michigan	38,692	396	222

There are a total of 38,692 sex offenders in Michigan. This yields a total of 396 sex offenders in Michigan per 100,000 residents which is 78% greater than the national average.

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Bainbridge, PA	1,640	99	548	647
Edgerton, KS	1,640	152	1,079	1,231
Bridgeport, NE	1,640	128	999	1,127
South Bend, WA	1,639	249	373	622
Kingston, OK	1,641	61	122	183
Lawton, MI	1,640	269	2,796	3,065

Source: The Lawton, MI crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2016. The crime report encompasses more than 18,000 city and state law enforcement agencies reporting data on property and violent crimes. The uniform crime reports program represents approximately 309 million American residents, which results in 98% coverage of metropolitan statistical areas.