| | Lancaster, PA | Washington, DC | United States |
| | 41.3 | 56.2 | 22.7 |
| | 54.1 | 63.9 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Crime Index |
| Terre Hill, PA | 8.9 |
| Brickerville, PA | 10.2 |
| Landisville, PA | 10.7 |
| Lititz, PA | 10.9 |
| Brownstown CDP (Lancaster County), PA | 10.9 |
| East Earl, PA | 11.0 |
| Schoeneck, PA | 11.1 |
| Washington Boro, PA | 11.1 |
| Penryn, PA | 11.5 |
| Churchtown, PA | 11.7 |
Reviews for Lancaster 
14 Reviews
Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw More
I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from More
Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants More
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Reviews for Washington 
97 Reviews
Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town More
Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is More
Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven More
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