Crime in West Lampeter, Pennsylvania
Updated ·Vorp Labs
The model puts major crime in West Lampeter at 66% below the U.S. rate per resident: 84% lower for persons crimes and 63% lower for property crimes. Expected major crimes are down 8.2% from a year earlier.
- Modeled from FBI crime data for the police agencies serving West Lampeter. Where an agency didn't report to the FBI, its totals are estimated from its past reports or similar agencies.
- The model estimates about 5.8 major crimes per 1,000 residents a year (0.5 violent, 5.3 property), against 17.2 for the U.S.
- By the model's major-crime rate per resident, West Lampeter is lower than 70% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places and 80% 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 West Lampeter's 12 census block groups for 16,671 residents. How Pennsylvania residents' crime totals reach the FBI: detailed incident reports for 32.2%, summary counts only for 35.0%, estimates from past reports or similar agencies for 24.9% and no reporting agency of their own for 8.0% (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 West Lampeter.
- 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 West Lampeter
Half of residents live where the major-crime index is between 17 and 33.
- 0–5089.2%
- 50–1005.1%
- 100–2005.7%
- 200–4000.0%
- 400+0.0%
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Every crime type in West Lampeter is near or below the U.S. rate
Citywide indexWhere the middle half of residents live
Property crimes
Social disorder
About the same at every time of week
100 is the U.S. rate, same hours.
Expected major crime fell 8.2% in a year; across Pennsylvania it fell 8.6%
Change in the model's expected crimes, not a count of reports; Pennsylvania in gray. 2031 is a model projection, not tested against past years.
West Lampeter against U.S. places with 10,000 to 25,000 residents
1,967 of the 2,480 other places of this size have a major-crime index at least 15% above West Lampeter's, and 249 are within 15% of it; the middle of the group is 67. The 9 nearest in population:
U.S. = 100. Residents in gray.
West Lampeter's major-crime index is higher than 1, lower than 5 and within 15% of 2 of its 8 nearest neighbors
The closest, Willow Street (1 mi), is within 15% of West Lampeter's rate.
U.S. = 100. Miles between population centers.
Questions about crime in West Lampeter
Is West Lampeter safe?
West Lampeter's major-crime index is 34, 66% below the U.S. rate per resident and lower than 70% of the 478 other Pennsylvania places on CrimeMetric: violent crimes against people are 84% below the U.S. rate, and property crimes 63% below the U.S. rate.
What is the crime rate in West Lampeter?
The model expects about 97 major crimes a year in West Lampeter, about 5.8 per 1,000 residents, 66% below the U.S. rate.
Is crime going up or down in West Lampeter?
Expected major crimes in West Lampeter are down 8.2% from a year earlier; across Pennsylvania they're down 8.6%.
What are the most common crimes in West Lampeter?
By the model's expected count, the most common crimes against people and property are shoplifting (about 34 a year), other larceny (about 33 a year) and theft from vehicle (about 11 a year).
Are car break-ins common in West Lampeter?
The model expects about 11 thefts from vehicles a year in West Lampeter, 75% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Are car thefts common in West Lampeter?
The model expects about 3 motor vehicle thefts a year in West Lampeter, 88% below the U.S. rate per resident.
Is West Lampeter safe at night?
The model's major-crime index is 35 on Sunday to Thursday nights from 6pm to 6am, the same as 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 West Lampeter higher than the Pennsylvania average?
West Lampeter's major-crime index is 34, 60% below the Pennsylvania rate per resident. Pennsylvania as a whole is 84, where 100 is the U.S. rate.
How does crime in West Lampeter compare with Willow Street?
Willow Street, 1 mile away, has a major-crime index of 31, within 15% of West Lampeter's rate per resident. West Lampeter's is 34.
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. West Lampeter's figures add up its 12 block groups. The index compares crimes per resident with the U.S. rate.
- West Lampeter 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: 16,671. Model updated Nov 10, 2026. Release 2026-11-10
Full method and validation·Data sources
CrimeMetric. "Crime in West Lampeter, Pennsylvania." Vorp Labs, updated November 9, 2026 (model Nov 10, 2026). https://crimemetric.com/pa/west-lampeter
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