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Lancaster, OH Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lancaster crime rate is higher than the Ohio average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #419

Lancaster, OH	2,229.10
Ohio	1,691.16
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, OH Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, OH	Count	1	35	16	54	245	1,434	48	16
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	2.5	88.7	40.6	136.9	621.0	3,634.7	121.7	40.6	1,961
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.0	35.3	110.0	127.4	680.0	1,963.6	155.4	NA	1,438
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2010	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	19	56	28	378	1,760	54	7
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	50.9	150.0	75.0	1,012.6	4,714.7	144.7	18.8	2,313
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	32.1	142.8	136.2	923.3	2,138.8	183.1	NA	1,661
	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, OH	Count	3	26	52	32	413	1,694	54	13
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	8.1	70.0	140.0	86.2	1,111.9	4,560.8	145.4	35.0	2,538
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	34.8	154.1	138.7	902.9	2,169.8	198.3	NA	1,704
	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, OH	Count	1	20	43	42	380	1,507	59	15
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	2.7	53.9	115.8	113.1	1,023.3	4,058.3	158.9	40.4	2,204
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.7	38.5	163.0	142.1	892.8	2,270.5	248.4	NA	1,788
	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, OH	Count	0	16	34	38	377	1,464	92	16
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	43.6	92.6	103.4	1,026.3	3,985.3	250.4	43.6	2,097
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.5	38.8	159.2	140.7	859.1	2,301.6	294.6	NA	1,793
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2005	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	24	32	46	339	1,509	104	5
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	66.8	89.0	128.0	943.0	4,197.6	289.3	13.9	2,262
	Ohio	Per 100,000	5.1	39.8	163.1	143.4	872.8	2,429.0	360.9	NA	1,887
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lancaster, OH	28.67
Ohio	32.00
U.S.	23.78

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

Lancaster, OH Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, OH	Count	4	4	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	10.1	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	101
	Ohio	Per 100,000	4.1	2.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	0.1	41
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lancaster, OH	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	25
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	2.2	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.2	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.3	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.1	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.3	1.3	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	2.6	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.0	25
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lancaster, OH	Count	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	26
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.1	1.5	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.6	31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lancaster, OH	Count	3	3	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	8.1	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.8	2.1	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lancaster, OH	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.6	1.9	0.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lancaster, OH	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	2.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	27
	Ohio	Per 100,000	3.5	2.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.1	34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lancaster, OH	1.81
Ohio	2.56
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, OH Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lancaster, OH	Count	81	65	16
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	205.3	164.8	40.6	1.85
	Ohio	Per 100,000	288.3	217.1	71.2	2.53
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lancaster, OH	Count	80	63	17
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	205.6	161.9	43.7	1.84
	Ohio	Per 100,000	315.3	244.8	70.5	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lancaster, OH	Count	80	64	16
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	205.0	164.0	41.0	1.85
	Ohio	Per 100,000	258.3	198.9	59.5	2.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lancaster, OH	Count	82	66	16
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	211.3	170.1	41.2	1.91
	Ohio	Per 100,000	292.5	210.8	81.7	2.52
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lancaster, OH	Count	83	66	17
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	222.3	176.8	45.5	2.00
	Ohio	Per 100,000	298.9	210.2	88.7	2.55
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lancaster, OH	Count	83	65	18
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	223.5	175.0	48.5	1.99
	Ohio	Per 100,000	291.5	216.3	75.2	2.54
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lancaster, OH	Count	86	66	20
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	231.6	177.7	53.9	2.05
	Ohio	Per 100,000	323.9	224.9	99.0	2.74
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lancaster, OH	Count	84	65	19
	Lancaster, OH	Per 100,000	228.7	176.9	51.7	2.03
	Ohio	Per 100,000	307.3	217.3	89.9	2.62
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lancaster, OH	Count	82	62	20
2005	Lancaster, OH	Count	84	64	20