Lancaster, WI Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lancaster, WI 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 82 total crimes committed in Lancaster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,096.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lancaster.
  • The overall crime rate in Lancaster is -9.79% below the national average.
  • Lancaster ranks #286 safest out of 336 cities in Wisconsin.
  • Lancaster ranks #6,730 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 Wisconsin And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lancaster is 2,096.7 per 100,000 people. That's -9.79% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.90% higher than the Wisconsin total crime rate of 1,809.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lancaster
/ 100k People
Wisconsin
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 82 2,096.7 1,809.0 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.3 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 52.8 66.1
Aggravated Assault 21 536.9 230.6 268.2
Violent Crime 33 843.8 323.4 369.8
Burglary 1 25.6 218.5 269.8
Larceny 47 1,201.7 1,106.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 25.6 161.0 282.7
Property Crime 49 1,252.9 1,485.7 1,954.4

Lancaster Crime Compared To Wisconsin Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lancaster

33
Violent Crimes
843.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
128.17%
Above The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lancaster is 843.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 118.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lancaster each year. That compares to a 1 in 309.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 128.17% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 160.93% higher than the Wisconsin violent crime rate of 323.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lancaster

49
Property Crimes
1,252.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-35.89%
Below The National Average
  • There were 49 property crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lancaster is 1,252.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 79.8 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 -35.89% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -15.67% lower than the Wisconsin property crime rate of 1,485.7 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
Dubuque, IA 58,676 1,329 2,265.0 1,792.9 472.1
Platteville, WI 11,771 281 2,387.2 2,123.9 263.4
Prairie du Chien, WI 5,461 87 1,593.1 1,410.0 183.1
Manchester, IA 5,134 98 1,908.8 1,616.7 292.2
Fennimore, WI 2,783 8 287.5 287.5 0.0

Lancaster SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8.5/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
4
Safety
8
Amenities
7
Education
8
Commute
9
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