Lancaster, OH Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lancaster, OH Summary

Crime in Lancaster research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lancaster over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Lancaster:

  • There were 990 total crimes committed in Lancaster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,418.4 total crimes per 100K people in Lancaster.
  • The overall crime rate in Lancaster is 4.05% above the national average.
  • Lancaster ranks #342 safest out of 426 cities in Ohio.
  • Lancaster ranks #7,341 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Lancaster Vs Ohio And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lancaster is 2,418.4 per 100,000 people. That's 4.05% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 12.01% higher than the Ohio total crime rate of 2,159.1 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lancaster
/ 100k People
Ohio
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 990 2,418.4 2,159.1 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.0 6.3
Robbery 19 46.4 66.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 68 166.1 191.6 268.2
Violent Crime 109 266.3 308.8 369.8
Burglary 107 261.4 318.8 269.8
Larceny 717 1,751.5 1,359.8 1,401.9
Car Theft 57 139.2 171.7 282.7
Property Crime 881 2,152.1 1,850.3 1,954.4

Lancaster Crime Compared To Ohio Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Ohio.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Lancaster

109
Violent Crimes
266.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-28.00%
Below The National Average
  • There were 109 violent crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lancaster is 266.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 375.6 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lancaster each year. That compares to a 1 in 323.9 chance statewide.
  • That's -28.00% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -13.76% lower than the Ohio violent crime rate of 308.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lancaster

881
Property Crimes
2,152.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
10.11%
Above The National Average
  • There were 881 property crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lancaster is 2,152.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 46.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lancaster each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 10.11% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 16.31% higher than the Ohio property crime rate of 1,850.3 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lancaster

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Reynoldsburg, OH 38,600 1,087 2,816.1 2,461.1 354.9
Pickerington, OH 24,647 255 1,034.6 937.2 97.4
Circleville, OH 14,274 435 3,047.5 2,809.3 238.2
Logan, OH 6,918 169 2,442.9 2,197.2 245.7
Groveport, OH 5,820 119 2,044.7 1,838.5 206.2

Lancaster SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
6
Affordability
6
Diversity
5
Safety
5
Amenities
9
Education
6
Commute
6
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