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Lancaster, CA Crime and Crime Rate

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The Lancaster crime rate is higher than the California average crime rate and is higher than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #378

Lancaster, CA	2,050.00
California	1,700.60
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Lancaster, CA Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, CA	Count	4	54	249	584	1,140	2,057	464	37
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	33.7	155.4	364.6	711.7	1,284.1	289.7	23.1	1,627
	California	Per 100,000	4.4	21.6	125.5	236.6	522.3	1,527.4	391.3	NA	1,437
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Lancaster, CA	Count	9	40	261	522	1,062	2,030	403	49
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	5.6	25.0	163.3	326.7	664.6	1,270.4	252.2	30.7	1,559
	California	Per 100,000	4.6	19.5	139.9	232.3	605.4	1,621.5	431.2	NA	1,532
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Lancaster, CA	Count	8	54	313	484	1,043	2,051	404	64
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	5.0	33.9	196.7	304.1	655.3	1,288.7	253.8	40.2	1,623
	California	Per 100,000	5.0	20.6	148.6	248.9	646.1	1,669.5	443.2	NA	1,611
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Lancaster, CA	Count	4	42	273	532	986	1,843	387	35
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	2.5	26.5	172.3	335.7	622.2	1,163.0	244.2	22.1	1,490
	California	Per 100,000	4.8	20.3	144.0	242.0	610.4	1,583.8	389.6	NA	1,527
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Lancaster, CA	Count	7	60	255	578	1,033	1,939	439	44
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	4.7	40.4	171.6	388.9	695.0	1,304.6	295.4	29.6	1,742
	California	Per 100,000	4.9	22.4	156.0	257.4	614.3	1,612.1	409.4	NA	1,591
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Lancaster, CA	Count	10	60	322	584	1,206	1,829	472	50
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	6.7	40.3	216.5	392.6	810.8	1,229.6	317.3	33.6	1,893
	California	Per 100,000	5.3	23.6	173.4	269.7	622.6	1,665.1	443.8	NA	1,677
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Lancaster, CA	Count	10	61	354	765	1,562	2,465	505	63
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	6.8	41.5	240.8	520.3	1,062.5	1,676.7	343.5	42.9	2,315
	California	Per 100,000	5.8	24.2	188.8	285.0	647.1	1,769.4	523.8	NA	1,804
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Lancaster, CA	Count	12	59	435	805	1,612	2,599	845	89
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	8.3	40.9	301.6	558.2	1,117.8	1,802.2	586.0	61.7	2,646
	California	Per 100,000	6.2	24.7	193.0	298.8	648.4	1,784.4	600.2	NA	1,875
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Lancaster, CA	Count	19	56	432	767	1,539	2,440	1,048	46
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	14.0	41.4	319.4	567.1	1,138.0	1,804.2	774.9	34.0	2,873
	California	Per 100,000	6.8	25.3	194.7	305.7	676.0	1,829.1	665.7	NA	1,954
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Lancaster, CA	Count	16	54	347	769	1,260	2,436	1,011	70
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	12.3	41.6	267.4	592.5	970.8	1,877.0	779.0	53.9	2,733
	California	Per 100,000	6.9	26.0	176.1	317.3	693.3	1,916.5	712.8	NA	1,998
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Lancaster, CA	57.67
California	28.33
U.S.	23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Lancaster, CA Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, CA	Count	5	1	1	1	1	1
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	3.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	31
	California	Per 100,000	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.0	18
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lancaster, CA	Count	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	3.1	1.9	0.6	0.0	0.6	0.0	31
	California	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lancaster, CA	Count	7	4	2	0	1	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	4.4	2.5	1.3	0.0	0.6	0.0	43
	California	Per 100,000	2.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.0	23
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lancaster, CA	Count	8	3	0	5	0	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	5.0	1.9	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.0	50
	California	Per 100,000	2.8	1.1	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Lancaster, CA	Count	7	4	0	1	2	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	4.7	2.7	0.0	0.7	1.3	0.0	47
	California	Per 100,000	2.9	1.2	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.0	29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Lancaster, CA	Count	10	6	0	2	2	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	6.7	4.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.0	67
	California	Per 100,000	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.0	27
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lancaster, CA	Count	14	12	0	1	1	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	9.5	8.2	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	95
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.6	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lancaster, CA	Count	14	11	0	2	1	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	9.7	7.6	0.0	1.4	0.7	0.0	97
	California	Per 100,000	3.8	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lancaster, CA	Count	8	6	2	0	0	0
	Lancaster, CA	Per 100,000	5.9	4.4	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	59
	California	Per 100,000	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	35
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30