2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Lancaster, PA vs Palo Alto, CA

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- Palo Alto has 81% less violent crime than Lancaster.
- Palo Alto has 36% less property crime than Lancaster.
 Lancaster, PAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock7.722.7
 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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Lancaster, PennsylvaniaCrime Index
 Terre Hill, PA8.9
 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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