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Lancaster, NY Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lancaster crime rate is lower than the New York average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #176

Lancaster, NY	684.51
New York	1,193.71
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lancaster, NY Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	1	4	10	44	494	9	0
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	2.7	11.0	27.5	121.0	1,358.3	24.7	0.0	470
	New York	Per 100,000	3.3	13.1	138.6	234.7	287.2	1,458.8	78.8	NA	1,105
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	1	7	7	60	446	10	0
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	2.8	19.5	19.5	167.5	1,245.1	27.9	0.0	472
	New York	Per 100,000	3.5	14.6	146.4	242.3	329.9	1,503.5	88.6	NA	1,172
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	2	4	9	67	412	13	1
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	7.9	15.7	35.4	263.5	1,620.1	51.1	3.9	661
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	14.1	145.9	234.1	336.0	1,477.2	99.2	NA	1,170
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	3	4	14	73	430	4	5
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	12.8	17.1	59.9	312.2	1,839.2	17.1	21.4	775
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	14.3	146.9	226.4	335.3	1,500.4	105.4	NA	1,181
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	0	7	20	94	484	14	4
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.8	85.1	400.0	2,059.4	59.6	17.0	875
	New York	Per 100,000	4.0	13.2	144.0	223.5	321.6	1,502.5	111.9	NA	1,158
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	1	7	16	62	435	11	0
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	4.3	30.0	68.6	265.8	1,864.6	47.2	0.0	758
	New York	Per 100,000	4.3	14.4	163.0	216.4	337.3	1,527.3	128.9	NA	1,212
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	2	4	10	77	398	14	0
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	8.6	17.1	42.8	329.9	1,705.1	60.0	0.0	733
	New York	Per 100,000	4.2	15.2	161.1	233.7	336.1	1,497.2	145.3	NA	1,228
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lancaster, NY	Count	1	1	5	9	70	396	9	1
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	4.3	4.3	21.5	38.8	301.6	1,706.0	38.8	4.3	754
	New York	Per 100,000	4.8	16.4	178.6	235.1	355.1	1,531.1	166.4	NA	1,300
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lancaster, NY	Count	0	1	10	5	60	379	7	NA
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	0.0	4.3	43.3	21.6	259.6	1,639.6	30.3	NA	663
	New York	Per 100,000	4.5	18.9	182.7	239.7	353.3	1,569.6	185.6	NA	1,338
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lancaster, NY	1.94
New York	3.86
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lancaster, NY Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lancaster, NY	Count	61	46	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	165.9	125.1	40.8	1.46
	New York	Per 100,000	434.2	322.7	111.5	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lancaster, NY	Count	64	49	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	176.0	134.7	41.2	1.55
	New York	Per 100,000	439.6	327.8	111.8	3.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lancaster, NY	Count	64	50	14
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	178.7	139.6	39.1	1.59
	New York	Per 100,000	432.5	322.6	109.8	3.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lancaster, NY	Count	62	47	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	243.8	184.8	59.0	2.14
	New York	Per 100,000	425.6	317.1	108.5	3.71
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lancaster, NY	Count	64	49	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	273.7	209.6	64.2	2.42
	New York	Per 100,000	434.5	322.6	111.9	3.79
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lancaster, NY	Count	65	50	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	276.6	212.7	63.8	2.45
	New York	Per 100,000	439.0	325.1	113.9	3.82
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lancaster, NY	Count	65	50	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	278.6	214.3	64.3	2.46
	New York	Per 100,000	447.1	338.8	108.4	3.93
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lancaster, NY	Count	64	49	15
	Lancaster, NY	Per 100,000	274.2	209.9	64.3	2.42
	New York	Per 100,000	460.5	330.0	130.4	3.95
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lancaster, NY	Count	62	47	15
2005	Lancaster, NY	Count	61	47	14