Crime in Lancaster Metro Area, Pennsylvania

The crime rate in the Lancaster, PA Metro Area is significantly lower than the US average. The violent crime rate in the Lancaster Metro Area is 14.4, which is 8.3 points lower than the US average of 22.7. Similarly, the property crime rate in the area is 22.1, which is 13.3 points lower than the US average of 35.4. This indicates that Lancaster is a relatively safe area when compared to other regions in America and should provide its inhabitants with a great sense of security and peace of mind.

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

Lancaster Metro Area violent crime is 14.4. (The US average is 22.7)

Lancaster Metro Area property crime is 22.1. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newark, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newark, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Manheim township, PA Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	188.7	2.9	5.8	61	119	2481.6	406.3	1964.9	110.3
2001	175	5.9	11.9	74.2	83.1	2731.8	427.1	2141.5	163.1
2002	112.3	5.9	3	44.3	59.1	3102.3	564.3	2378.4	159.5
2003	136.1	0	8.7	55	72.4	2751	524.1	2087.9	139
2004	139.9	0	17.1	74.2	48.5	2503.9	451.1	1927.2	125.6
2005	135.9	0	22.7	45.3	68	2570.9	475.7	1996.1	99.1
2006	157.3	0	8.4	64.6	84.3	2628.6	410	2064.1	154.5
2007	135.9	8.3	2.8	58.2	66.5	2292.8	329.9	1882.5	80.4
2008	135	0	5.5	33.1	96.4	2225.5	283.7	1878.5	63.4
2009	133.9	0	0	38.3	95.7	1853.4	166.7	1632	54.7
2010	79.2	0	5.5	30	43.7	1941.6	223.9	1684.9	32.8
2011	86.3	0	13.1	44.4	28.8	2284.7	253.6	1971	60.1
2012	75.3	0	7.8	28.6	39	2290.5	251.9	1999.6	39
2013	66.9	0	12.9	33.5	20.6	2133.5	236.8	1855.5	41.2
2014	43.4	2.6	5.1	23	12.8	1736.7	255.4	1448.1	33.2
2015	60.6	2.5	10.1	32.8	15.1	1512.1	108.5	1375.8	27.8
2016	50.1	0	10	20	20	1367.4	135.2	1187.1	45.1
2017	146.9	0	24.9	37.3	84.6	1687.8	84.6	1541	62.2
2018	123.8	0	9.9	19.8	94.1	1376.4	104	1237.8	34.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Manheim township, PA	123.8	1,376.4	35,608	1	2018
Lancaster, PA	701.1	2,643.9	60,155	2	2018
East Petersburg, PA	44.2	707.0	4,520	4	2018
Lancaster township, PA	122.3	1,997.0	16,302	4	2019
East Lampeter, PA	52.5	2,667.4	16,476	5	2018
East Hempfield, PA	129.6	988.1	23,935	5	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Newark, NJ	619	1,641.0	278,906	120	2019
Jersey City, NJ	522.7	1,903.9	233,242	125	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	196	2018
Virginia Beach, VA	129.4	1,760.7	442,784	228	2019
Buffalo, NY	990.7	3,245.4	257,446	236	2019
Cleveland, OH	1,516.6	4,467.2	397,106	298	2019

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