Lancaster, TX Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Lancaster, TX 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 1,507 total crimes committed in Lancaster the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 3,710.5 total crimes per 100K people in Lancaster.
  • The overall crime rate in Lancaster is 59.64% above the national average.
  • Lancaster ranks #627 safest out of 683 cities in Texas.
  • Lancaster ranks #8,753 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 Texas And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Lancaster is 3,710.5 per 100,000 people. That's 59.64% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 37.86% higher than the Texas total crime rate of 2,691.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Lancaster
/ 100k People
Texas
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 1,507 3,710.5 2,691.5 2,324.2
Murder 3 7.4 6.6 6.3
Robbery 45 110.8 91.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 193 475.2 302.5 268.2
Violent Crime 255 627.8 446.5 369.8
Burglary 197 485.0 370.7 269.8
Larceny 841 2,070.7 1,587.3 1,401.9
Car Theft 214 526.9 287.0 282.7
Property Crime 1,252 3,082.6 2,245.0 1,954.4

Lancaster Crime Compared To Texas Averages

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

Violent Crime Rates In Lancaster

255
Violent Crimes
627.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
69.78%
Above The National Average
  • There were 255 violent crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Lancaster is 627.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 159.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Lancaster each year. That compares to a 1 in 224.0 chance statewide.
  • That's 69.78% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 40.63% higher than the Texas violent crime rate of 446.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Lancaster

1,252
Property Crimes
3,082.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
57.73%
Above The National Average
  • There were 1,252 property crimes in Lancaster in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Lancaster is 3,082.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 32.4 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 57.73% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 37.31% higher than the Texas property crime rate of 2,245.0 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
Dallas, TX 1,286,121 59,046 4,591.0 3,812.8 778.2
Grand Prairie, TX 199,663 4,175 2,091.0 1,888.2 202.8
DeSoto, TX 55,956 1,298 2,319.7 2,019.4 300.2
Cedar Hill, TX 48,483 994 2,050.2 1,883.1 167.1
Waxahachie, TX 45,422 852 1,875.7 1,627.0 248.8
Duncanville, TX 39,474 1,129 2,860.1 2,540.9 319.2
Midlothian, TX 38,587 423 1,096.2 990.0 106.3
University Park, TX 24,918 340 1,364.5 1,324.3 40.1
Seagoville, TX 19,389 418 2,155.9 2,006.3 149.6
Glenn Heights, TX 18,398 256 1,391.5 1,114.3 277.2

Lancaster SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
6
Diversity
8.5
Safety
4
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
5
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