Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lancaster, OH Crime Grade
How Lancaster grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Ohio — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Ohio
9/10
vs. Ohio cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lancaster, OH was 383.9 per 100,000 residents (161 incidents over a population of 41,935). That puts Lancaster Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 36% above the Ohio statewide rate of 283.3.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lancaster (red), Ohio (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Lancaster vs. U.S., 2025 — 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 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 267.3(110) | 278.5(114) | 436.7(181) | 412.6(172) | 383.9(161) |
| Murder | 7.3(3) | 0.0(0) | 9.7(4) | 2.4(1) | 11.9(5) |
| Rape | 89.9(37) | 66.0(27) | 91.7(38) | 93.6(39) | 104.9(44) |
| Robbery | 24.3(10) | 46.4(19) | 16.9(7) | 16.8(7) | 7.2(3) |
| Aggravated assault | 145.8(60) | 166.1(68) | 318.5(132) | 299.9(125) | 259.9(109) |
| Property crime | 1630.5(671) | 2210.7(905) | 2132.8(884) | 2166.1(903) | 1690.7(709) |
| Burglary | 182.3(75) | 261.4(107) | 176.1(73) | 194.3(81) | 128.8(54) |
| Larceny | 1334.1(549) | 1785.7(731) | 1809.5(750) | 1825.5(761) | 1454.6(610) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 94.8(39) | 139.2(57) | 120.6(50) | 124.7(52) | 102.5(43) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Lancaster's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Ohio cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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