Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
Lancaster, PA Crime Grade
How Lancaster grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Pennsylvania — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
8/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Pennsylvania
9/10
vs. Pennsylvania cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in Lancaster, PA was 370.5 per 100,000 residents (217 incidents over a population of 58,569). That puts Lancaster Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 62% above the Pennsylvania statewide rate of 228.5.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Lancaster (red), Pennsylvania (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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 895.3(530) | 701.1(419) | 775.7(461) | 590.6(350) | 370.5(217) |
| Murder | 8.4(5) | 3.3(2) | 15.1(9) | 6.7(4) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 163.9(97) | 160.6(96) | 170.0(101) | 113.1(67) | 35.9(21) |
| Robbery | 238.2(141) | 153.9(92) | 171.6(102) | 109.7(65) | 34.1(20) |
| Aggravated assault | 484.8(287) | 383.2(229) | 419.0(249) | 361.1(214) | 300.5(176) |
| Property crime | 3410.5(2,019) | 2669.0(1,595) | 2556.0(1,519) | 1894.9(1,123) | 1376.2(806) |
| Burglary | 346.3(205) | 274.4(164) | 220.4(131) | 170.4(101) | 97.3(57) |
| Larceny | 2853.1(1,689) | 2228.9(1,332) | 2187.5(1,300) | 1564.2(927) | 1142.2(669) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 177.4(105) | 140.6(84) | 134.6(80) | 141.7(84) | 124.6(73) |
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 Pennsylvania 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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