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

Crime Index, #666

Lancaster, PA	3,072.80
Pennsylvania	1,334.83
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, PA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, PA	Count	6	68	165	164	347	1,874	70	10
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	10.1	114.6	278.1	276.4	584.9	3,158.9	118.0	16.9	2,560
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.8	21.8	105.8	173.5	357.5	1,472.2	102.0	NA	1,111
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lancaster, PA	Count	5	53	249	190	441	2,165	86	19
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	8.4	89.3	419.4	320.0	742.8	3,646.6	144.9	32.0	2,879
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	4.7	20.7	115.6	185.7	407.3	1,545.6	107.8	NA	1,176
	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, PA	Count	7	37	208	213	439	2,351	110	20
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	11.6	61.5	345.8	354.1	729.8	3,908.2	182.9	33.2	2,790
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.4	26.1	122.8	194.4	445.5	1,603.1	117.7	NA	1,272
	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, PA	Count	5	37	217	245	531	2,378	105	18
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	8.4	62.2	364.6	411.7	892.3	3,995.9	176.4	30.2	2,930
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.0	26.1	126.6	197.3	454.0	1,636.1	132.2	NA	1,295
	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, PA	Count	5	55	214	237	583	2,160	114	35
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	9.0	99.0	385.0	426.4	1,048.9	3,886.2	205.1	63.0	3,235
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	26.9	128.8	205.3	434.3	1,607.4	131.2	NA	1,295
	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, PA	Count	9	30	241	181	550	2,154	154	34
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	16.5	55.1	442.7	332.5	1,010.3	3,956.6	282.9	62.5	3,159
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.2	29.0	138.9	207.4	434.7	1,625.5	141.4	NA	1,334
	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, PA	Count	3	36	240	255	609	2,284	182	28
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	5.5	65.9	439.6	467.1	1,115.5	4,183.5	333.4	51.3	3,311
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.6	27.9	151.6	224.8	470.9	1,758.8	180.5	NA	1,442
	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, PA	Count	5	38	241	231	556	2,441	255	32
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	9.2	69.6	441.7	423.4	1,019.0	4,473.8	467.4	58.6	3,436
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.8	27.7	156.5	226.4	450.6	1,697.9	212.8	NA	1,443
	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, PA	Count	7	44	244	237	535	2,312	317	36
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	12.8	80.3	445.2	432.4	976.2	4,218.6	578.4	65.7	3,529
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	5.9	27.3	168.6	237.6	463.2	1,742.9	237.4	NA	1,502
	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, PA	Count	1	32	189	198	549	2,271	205	19
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	1.8	57.9	341.9	358.1	993.0	4,107.7	370.8	34.4	2,898
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	6.1	28.9	154.6	235.0	451.6	1,729.1	236.5	NA	1,479
	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, PA	23.11
Pennsylvania	4.56
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, PA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lancaster, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	1.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lancaster, PA	Count	3	1	2	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	5.0	1.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	49
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lancaster, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lancaster, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	4
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lancaster, PA	Count	4	3	0	0	1	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	7.3	5.5	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	73
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lancaster, PA	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lancaster, PA	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	1.8	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lancaster, PA	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	3.6	1.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.0	36
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lancaster, PA	2.76
Pennsylvania	2.92
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, PA Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lancaster, PA	Count	165	145	20
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	278.1	244.4	33.7	2.61
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	259.3	50.5	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lancaster, PA	Count	165	143	22
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	277.9	240.9	37.1	2.59
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.1	258.0	49.0	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lancaster, PA	Count	163	143	20
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	271.0	237.7	33.2	2.54
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	307.7	259.0	48.7	2.83
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lancaster, PA	Count	165	142	23
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	277.3	238.6	38.6	2.58
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	327.8	270.7	57.1	2.99
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lancaster, PA	Count	168	145	23
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	302.3	260.9	41.4	2.82
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	306.8	261.8	45.1	2.84
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lancaster, PA	Count	184	158	26
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	338.0	290.2	47.8	3.14
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	309.8	262.6	47.2	2.86
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lancaster, PA	Count	192	161	31
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	351.7	294.9	56.8	3.23
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	316.8	267.1	49.7	2.92
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lancaster, PA	Count	219	167	52
	Lancaster, PA	Per 100,000	401.4	306.1	95.3	3.54
	Pennsylvania	Per 100,000	326.8	275.5	51.3	3.01
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lancaster, PA	Count	197	175	22
2005	Lancaster, PA	Count	214	172	42