Lancaster, NH Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lancaster, NH 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 16 total crimes committed in Lancaster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 498.6 total crimes per 100K people in Lancaster.
  • The overall crime rate in Lancaster is -78.55% below the national average.
  • Lancaster ranks #80 safest out of 194 cities in New Hampshire.
  • Lancaster ranks #1,796 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.

Additional research about crime in New Hampshire

Lancaster Vs New Hampshire And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lancaster is 498.6 per 100,000 people. That's -78.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -59.96% lower than the New Hampshire total crime rate of 1,245.3 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lancaster
/ 100k People
New Hampshire
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 16 498.6 1,245.3 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 0.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 20.5 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 62.3 85.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2 62.3 146.4 369.8
Burglary 1 31.2 103.3 269.8
Larceny 12 373.9 919.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 31.2 76.4 282.7
Property Crime 14 436.3 1,098.9 1,954.4

Lancaster Crime Compared To New Hampshire Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lancaster

2
Violent Crimes
62.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-83.15%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lancaster is 62.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,604.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lancaster each year. That compares to a 1 in 683.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -83.15% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -57.42% lower than the New Hampshire violent crime rate of 146.4 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lancaster

14
Property Crimes
436.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-77.68%
Below The National Average
  • There were 14 property crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lancaster is 436.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 229.2 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 -77.68% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -60.30% lower than the New Hampshire property crime rate of 1,098.9 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
Berlin, NH 9,717 190 1,955.3 1,770.1 185.2
St. Johnsbury, VT 7,404 298 4,024.9 3,673.7 351.2
Littleton, NH 6,058 42 693.3 660.3 33.0
Newport, VT 4,433 147 3,316.0 2,391.2 924.9
Hardwick, VT 2,997 53 1,768.4 1,635.0 133.5
Gorham, NH 2,641 84 3,180.6 2,991.3 189.3
Whitefield, NH 2,563 9 351.2 312.1 39.0
Lyndonville, VT 1,200 45 3,750.0 3,416.7 333.3

Lancaster SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
3
Safety
8.5
Amenities
5
Education
8
Commute
8.5
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