Violent crime in Lansing decreased overall from 2001-02, Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said.
Crimes including murder, rape and robberies were down 6.4 percentage points and other crimes were down by 7 percentage points.
The department has paid attention to getting to know individuals in the city to cut down on crime, Ferguson said.
Ferguson said this year the city has seen several shootings, however, and it's working to decrease crime even further.
Chad Previch
