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	49	n/a (estimate)	2,629	2,301	2,860
Statistic	Reported_incidents	_{/100k people}	Lawton_{/100k people}	Michigan_{/100k people}	National_{/100k people}
Murder	0	n/a	0.0	5.8	4.9
Rape	2	n/a	107.3	65.0	38.6
Robbery	1	n/a	53.6	78.6	101.9
Assault	1	n/a	53.6	266.2	237.8
Violent crime	4	n/a (estimate)	215	416	373
Burglary	9	n/a	482.8	403.5	491.4
Theft	33	n/a	1,770.4	1,323.2	1,775.4
Vehicle theft	3	n/a	160.9	158.9	220.2
Property crime	45	n/a (estimate)	2,414	1,886	2,487

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The overall crime rate in Lawton is 8% lower than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 7.2 daily crimes that occur in Lawton.
Lawton is safer than 46% of the cities in the United States.
In Lawton you have a 1 in 39 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Lawton has increased by 34%.

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Daily Crime In Lawton (per 100,000 people)

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Chance of Being A Victim of Crime in Lawton

The chance of being a victim of violent crime in Lawton is 1 in 467

The chance of being a victim of property crime in Lawton is 1 in 42

The chance of being a victim of crime in Lawton is 1 in 39

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	556,527
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 3.2% 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.

Nearby Cities With Low Crime Rates

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Schoolcraft, MI	1,657	191	700	891
Parchment, MI	1,867	173	783	956
Marcellus, MI	1,024	190	863	1,054
Lawrence, MI	1,049	208	941	1,149
Mattawan, MI	2,075	360	1,182	1,542
Lawton, MI	1,698	215	2,414	2,629

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Violent crime_{/100k people}	Property crime_{/100k people}	Total crime_{/100k people}
Wolcott, NY	1,698	210	885	1,094
Mechanic Falls, ME	1,698	200	1,032	1,232
Trempealeau, WI	1,698	0	367	367
Marble Hill, MO	1,698	264	1,982	2,246
Montezuma, IA	1,698	119	851	970
Lawton, MI	1,698	215	2,414	2,629

Source: The Lawton, MI crime data displayed above is derived from the FBI's uniform crime reports for the year of 2015. 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.