2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lancaster, PA vs Hampstead, MD

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- Hampstead has 74% less violent crime than Lancaster.
- Hampstead has 60% less property crime than Lancaster.
 Lancaster, PAHampstead, MDUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock10.722.7
 Property Crime54.1  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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

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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

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Over 11 years ago

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 Hampstead    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Hampstead has great schools as is true for all Carroll County  More

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I'm coming up from Raleigh NC, and I'm looking to move to either Manchester MD or Hampstead MD because of my job. Which is more affordable and which has better and safer  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lancaster, PennsylvaniaCrime Index
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 Brickerville, PA10.2
 Landisville, PA10.65
 Lititz, PA10.85
 Brownstown CDP (Lancaster County), PA10.9
 East Earl, PA10.95
 Schoeneck, PA11.1
 Washington Boro, PA11.1
 Penryn, PA11.5
 Churchtown, PA11.65

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