Crime in Town of Lancaster, New York
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in Town of Lancaster at 35% below the U.S. rate per resident: 83% lower for persons crimes and 25% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.3% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving Town of Lancaster. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 11.1 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.5 violent, 10.6 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, Town of Lancaster is higher than 52% of the 482 other New York places and lower than 45% of the 8,446 other places nationwide on CrimeMetric.
Where these numbers come from
The estimates start from what police agencies report to the FBI, modeled across Town of Lancaster's 29 census block groups for 44,944 residents. How New York residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 74.9%, summary counts only for 17.9% and estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 7.2% (shares of 2020 residents). Sources · Method
- Year: many show an agency's last full FBI year (often two years back). These figures are the model's estimate for the current year, release 2026-11-10.
- Crimes counted: some add simple assault, vandalism or drug offenses to "violent" or "property" crime; here major crime is persons plus property crime, and social disorder is separate.
- Area: an agency's totals cover its jurisdiction, which can differ from the city's limits; these are summed over the block groups inside Town of Lancaster.
- Scale: a grade or a 1-to-100 score ranks places against each other; a rate per 1,000 residents and an index against the U.S. rate don't.
Rates are the model's estimates of reported crime per 1,000 residents a year. Index: 100 is the U.S. rate per resident; 200 is twice it. How we calculated this
How crime varies across Town of Lancaster
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 28 and 77.
- 0–5058.8%
- 50–10024.7%
- 100–2009.2%
- 200–4007.3%
- 400+0.0%
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Intimidation stands out most, at 39% above the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
Highest at night
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.3% in a year; across New York it fell 8.7%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; New York in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
Town of Lancaster against U.S. places with 25,000 to 50,000 residents
553 of the 1,120 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above Town of Lancaster's, and 170 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 73. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
Town of Lancaster's major-crime index is higher than 1, lower than 6 and within 15% of 1 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Lancaster (under 1 mi), is within 15% of Town of Lancaster's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in Town of Lancaster
Is Town of Lancaster safe?
Town of Lancaster's major-crime index is 65, 35% below the U.S. rate per resident and higher than 52% of the 482 other New York places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 83% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 25% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in Town of Lancaster?
The model expects about 499 major crimes a year in Town of Lancaster, about 11.1 per 1,000 residents, 35% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in Town of Lancaster?
Expected major crimes in Town of Lancaster are down 8.3% from a year earlier; across New York they're down 8.7%.
What are the most common crimes in Town of Lancaster?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are other larceny (about 233 a year), shoplifting (about 98 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 76 a year).
Are car break-ins common in Town of Lancaster?
The model expects about 76 thefts from vehicles a year in Town of Lancaster, 37% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in Town of Lancaster?
The model expects about 30 motor vehicle thefts a year in Town of Lancaster, 58% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is Town of Lancaster safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 75 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, against 59 at its highest in the daytime; 100 is the U.S. rate for the same hours. That's a citywide estimate per resident for those hours: it can't speak to a particular street, venue or evening. For one address, use the address lookup on this page.
Is crime in Town of Lancaster higher than the New York average?
Town of Lancaster's major-crime index is 65, 39% below the New York rate per resident. New York as a whole is 106, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in Town of Lancaster compare with Lancaster?
Lancaster, under a mile away, has a major-crime index of 68, within 15% of Town of Lancaster's rate per resident. Town of Lancaster's is 65.
How we calculated this
Each police agency's crimes, as reported to the FBI or estimated where it didn't report, are spread across the census block groups it serves using population, jobs, points of interest and, where available, local incident records. Town of Lancaster's figures add up its 29 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- Town of Lancaster has no published incident records in our data, so its estimate relies on agency totals and neighborhood characteristics.
- Rates are per resident, so places where many people work or visit but few live, such as downtowns, airports and stadiums, can read high.
- Disorderly conduct and trespassing are modeled, because the FBI records them only through arrests.
- Residents: 44,944. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in Town of Lancaster, New York." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/ny/town-of-lancaster
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