Lancaster, PA crime rate
In 2025 the Lancaster Police Department reported 373.9 violent crimes and 1,379.6 property crimes per 100,000 residents it covers. The FBI's estimates for Pennsylvania and the US for the same year are beside each number.
Data as of 2025 (FBI), checked October 29, 2026. How we got these numbers
How does Lancaster compare with Pennsylvania and the US?
Arson has no FBI state or US estimate, so its row shows Lancaster only.
What offenses were reported in Lancaster, 2025?
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k | Pennsylvania | US | vs 2024 | vs 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | ||||||
| Violent crime | 219 | 373.9 | 226.8 | 327.6 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Murder | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Rape | 21 | 35.9 | 26.0 | 36.1 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Robbery | 20 | 34.1 | 44.7 | 49.4 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Aggravated assault | 178 | 303.9 | 151.9 | 238.0 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Property crime | ||||||
| Property crime | 808 | 1,379.6 | 1,323.8 | 1,534.8 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Burglary | 57 | 97.3 | 104.5 | 193.6 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Larceny-theft | 671 | 1,145.7 | 1,032.7 | 1,144.1 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Motor vehicle theft | 73 | 124.6 | 186.5 | 197.0 | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
| Arson | 7 | 12.0 | Not estimated | Not estimated | 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months | 2021: not reported |
Reported = offenses known to the Lancaster Police Department and sent to the FBI. Pennsylvania and US are FBI estimates for the same year. Changes compare rates of full years only.
Violent crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: not reported; 2022: partial year: 1 of 12 months; 2023: partial year: 10 of 12 months; 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for those years, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Lancaster | United States | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not reported | 387.0 | 281.8 |
| 2022 | Partial year: 1 of 12 months | 388.7 | 287.2 |
| 2023 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 379.5 | 267.9 |
| 2024 | Partial year: 11 of 12 months | 362.9 | 250.1 |
| 2025 | 373.9 | 327.6 | 226.8 |
Property crime rate, 2021 to 2025
2021: not reported; 2022: partial year: 1 of 12 months; 2023: partial year: 10 of 12 months; 2024: partial year: 11 of 12 months. No rate is drawn for those years, and the line breaks there.
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| Year | Lancaster | United States | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not reported | 1,832.3 | 1,246.3 |
| 2022 | Partial year: 1 of 12 months | 1,973.8 | 1,503.4 |
| 2023 | Partial year: 10 of 12 months | 1,934.1 | 1,564.5 |
| 2024 | Partial year: 11 of 12 months | 1,761.1 | 1,447.6 |
| 2025 | 1,379.6 | 1,534.8 | 1,323.8 |
Is Lancaster safe?
We don't rate cities as safe or unsafe. What the FBI's numbers show: in 2025 the violent crime rate the Lancaster Police Department reported, 373.9 per 100,000 residents, was higher than Pennsylvania's 226.8, and higher than the US rate of 327.6 (FBI estimates).
What these numbers can't tell you:
- How crime differs between neighborhoods (the FBI publishes agency totals only).
- Crimes nobody reported to the police.
- How many offenses involved visitors and commuters, who are not in the population count.
Police employees, 2025: 2.36 per 1,000 residents (105 officers, 33 civilians), FBI Crime Data Explorer. Shown as context, not as a measure of crime.
Other Pennsylvania cities
The nearest Pennsylvania cities with a page, in alphabetical order. VC = violent crime per 100,000, 2025.
Sources
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Lancaster Police Department (ORI PA0360500), offenses known to law enforcement and police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026. Crime Data Explorer
- FBI Crime Data Explorer, Pennsylvania and United States estimated crime (Summary Reporting System estimates), 2021 to 2025.
- FBI, "UCR Statistics: Their Proper Use" (why we don't rank cities).
Every stored file behind this page (11)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): violent crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_violent_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): murder, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_homicide__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): rape, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_rape__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): robbery, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_robbery__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): aggravated assault, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_aggravated_assault__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): property crime, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_property_crime__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): burglary, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_burglary__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): larceny-theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_larceny__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): motor vehicle theft, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_motor_vehicle_theft__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): arson, offenses known to law enforcement, January 2021 to December 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/summarized_agency_PA0360500_arson__from-01-2021-to-12-2025.json)
- Lancaster Police Department (PA0360500): police employees, 2021 to 2025, fetched Oct 29, 2026 (var/raw/cde/pe_agency_PA0360500__from-2021-to-2025.json)