Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Lancaster, CA Crime Grade
How Lancaster grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Lancaster, CA was 834.7 per 100,000 residents (1,369 incidents over a population of 164,012). That puts Lancaster Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 74% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
That ranks Lancaster #3,617 of 3,771 ranked U.S. cities, safer than 4% of them, and #358 of 371 in California. Violent crime is down 3% year over year and down 2% over the last five years.
Lancaster, CA crime — key facts
- National Crime Grade
- F (10/10)
- California Grade
- F (10/10)
- Violent crime rate
- 834.7 / 100k
- National rank
- #3,617 of 3,771
- CA rank
- #358 of 371
- Safer than
- 4% of U.S. cities
- Year over year
- down 3%
- 5-year change
- down 2%
- Population
- 164,012
- Reporting agency
- Lancaster Police Department
- Data year
- 2024 · FBI UCR
Reported by Lancaster Police Department (FBI ORI CA019960X) to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Download the full dataset (CSV) · methodology.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lancaster (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lancaster vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 852.9(1,359) | 759.7(1,198) | 867.6(1,453) | 856.6(1,433) | 834.7(1,369) |
| Murder | 4.4(7) | 10.1(16) | 7.8(13) | 19.1(32) | 17.7(29) |
| Rape | 71.5(114) | 53.3(84) | 49.6(83) | 44.8(75) | 46.9(77) |
| Robbery | 234.7(374) | 163.0(257) | 200.0(335) | 190.1(318) | 171.9(282) |
| Aggravated assault | 542.3(864) | 533.3(841) | 610.2(1,022) | 602.5(1,008) | 598.1(981) |
| Property crime | 2130.7(3,395) | 1733.8(2,734) | 1898.1(3,179) | 1794.5(3,002) | 1952.9(3,203) |
| Burglary | 497.1(792) | 395.7(624) | 451.4(756) | 406.5(680) | 384.7(631) |
| Larceny | 1202.5(1,916) | 828.8(1,307) | 789.3(1,322) | 694.0(1,161) | 683.5(1,121) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 400.4(638) | 481.3(759) | 635.3(1,064) | 668.3(1,118) | 852.4(1,398) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- What is the source of the Lancaster, CA Crime Grade?
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- What metric does the Lancaster Crime Grade use?
- Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- How is the national decile for Lancaster calculated?
- Lancaster's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- How is the California state decile calculated?
- Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- How do decile scores convert to a letter grade?
- 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- How often is the Lancaster Crime Grade refreshed?
- Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- What are the limits of this Crime Grade?
- The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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