2026 Compare Cities Crime:
Martinsburg, WV vs Lancaster, CA

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Highlights
- Lancaster has 37% more violent crime than Martinsburg.
- Lancaster has 51% less property crime than Martinsburg.
 Martinsburg, WVLancaster, CAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock36.522.7
 Property Crime67.6  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Martinsburg    15 Reviews

We moved to Martinsburg for retirement, and we love it. Unfortunately, I have to agree with the other comments in this list. People are unlikely to stay, given the lack  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for seven years and I love it here. People talk about crime however the majority of it is drug use and is a national problem. The police do a pretty  More

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I have lived in the area since 2001. This is an honest review: The Good and Bad: 1. At least there are no ridiculous riots going on. People here have some sense.  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Martinsburg, West VirginiaCrime Index
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 Falling Waters, WV11.65
 Boonsboro, MD12.5
 Smithsburg, MD13.45
 Antietam, MD14.35
 Trego-Rohrersville Station, MD14.35
 Chewsville, MD14.8
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 Mapleville, MD14.8

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