Lansford, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lansford, PA Summary

Crime in Lansford research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Lansford 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 Lansford:

  • There were 129 total crimes committed in Lansford the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,394.7 total crimes per 100K people in Lansford.
  • The overall crime rate in Lansford is 46.06% above the national average.
  • Lansford ranks #346 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Lansford ranks #8,520 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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Lansford Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lansford is 3,394.7 per 100,000 people. That's 46.06% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 66.93% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lansford
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 129 3,394.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 2 52.6 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 815.8 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 33 868.4 389.5 369.8
Burglary 19 500.0 248.6 269.8
Larceny 70 1,842.1 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 7 184.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 96 2,526.3 1,644.1 1,954.4

Lansford Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lansford

33
Violent Crimes
868.4
Violent Crimes / 100k People
134.84%
Above The National Average
  • There were 33 violent crimes in Lansford in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lansford is 868.4 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 115.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lansford each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's 134.84% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 122.95% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lansford

96
Property Crimes
2,526.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
29.26%
Above The National Average
  • There were 96 property crimes in Lansford in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lansford is 2,526.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 39.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Lansford each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 29.26% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 53.66% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Lansford

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Palmerton, PA 5,334 106 1,987.3 1,949.8 37.5
Lehighton, PA 5,309 121 2,279.1 1,732.9 546.2

Lansford SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
3/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8
Education
5
Commute
5
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