| | Lancaster, PA | Buffalo, NY | United States |
| | 41.3 | 56.6 | 22.7 |
| | 54.1 | 61.4 | 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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Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods. More
Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming More
This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here. More
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