Detailed crime statistics, safety scores, and law enforcement data.
Lancaster has a violent crime rate of 835 per 100,000 residents, 120% above the national average of 380. This breaks down to aggravated assault at 598.1 per 100,000, robbery at 171.9, rape at 47.0. The murder rate is 17.7 per 100,000 (above the national rate of 6.3). Property crime stands at 1,953 per 100,000, 0% below the U.S. average. This includes larceny/theft at 683, burglary at 385, vehicle theft at 852 per 100,000 residents. The county recorded 817 fatal traffic crashes. The area has experienced 1,001 federally declared disasters. Overall, Lancaster receives a safety grade of F.
Crime Rates: Lancaster vs U.S. Average (per 100,000)