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Lancaster, TX Crime and Crime Rate

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

Crime Index, #612

Lancaster, TX	2,446.60
Texas	1,961.58
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, TX Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2013	Lancaster, TX	Count	2	23	59	95	533	848	152	6
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	5.2	60.2	154.4	248.6	1,395.0	2,219.4	397.8	15.7	2,312
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.3	28.4	120.2	246.9	721.8	2,287.8	248.6	NA	1,691
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2011	Lancaster, TX	Count	2	12	31	65	436	724	110	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	5.4	32.3	83.5	175.1	1,174.4	1,950.1	296.3	0.0	1,766
	Texas	Per 100,000	4.4	29.0	110.6	264.5	838.3	2,387.3	246.7	NA	1,780
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2008	Lancaster, TX	Count	3	11	43	74	729	678	236	5
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	8.2	30.1	117.5	202.3	1,992.7	1,853.3	645.1	13.7	2,435
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.6	32.9	155.2	314.1	946.0	2,688.8	350.8	NA	2,117
	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, TX	Count	1	18	16	168	689	925	227	5
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	2.8	51.3	45.6	478.8	1,963.5	2,636.1	646.9	14.2	2,811
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.3	162.2	307.2	955.1	2,773.3	392.8	NA	2,183
	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, TX	Count	3	10	17	145	570	838	227	1
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	9.1	30.2	51.3	437.5	1,719.7	2,528.2	684.8	3.0	2,635
	Texas	Per 100,000	5.9	35.6	158.5	316.4	917.3	2,758.2	405.9	NA	2,172
	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, TX	Count	3	6	24	125	520	974	197	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	9.7	19.5	77.9	405.8	1,688.2	3,162.1	639.6	0.0	2,721
	Texas	Per 100,000	6.2	37.2	156.6	329.8	961.6	2,961.7	408.7	NA	2,269
	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, TX	13.00
Texas	7.89
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, TX Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Lancaster, TX	Count	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	2.6	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Lancaster, TX	Count	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	2.6	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	26
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Lancaster, TX	Count	2	1	0	0	1	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	5.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	53
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.5	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.0	14
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Lancaster, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2009	Lancaster, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	6
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Lancaster, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Lancaster, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Lancaster, TX	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Texas	Per 100,000	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0	10
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Lancaster, TX	1.42
Texas	2.80
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Lancaster, TX Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Lancaster, TX	Count	54	47	7
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	140.6	122.4	18.2	1.32
	Texas	Per 100,000	314.7	201.8	112.9	2.58
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Lancaster, TX	Count	57	46	11
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	149.2	120.4	28.8	1.35
	Texas	Per 100,000	350.0	205.5	144.5	2.78
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Lancaster, TX	Count	58	47	11
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	154.0	124.8	29.2	1.39
	Texas	Per 100,000	306.5	194.7	111.7	2.51
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Lancaster, TX	Count	64	50	14
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	172.4	134.7	37.7	1.54
	Texas	Per 100,000	352.4	217.2	135.1	2.85
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Lancaster, TX	Count	66	51	15
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	176.7	136.5	40.2	1.57
	Texas	Per 100,000	359.5	219.5	140.0	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Lancaster, TX	Count	70	55	15
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	188.9	148.4	40.5	1.69
	Texas	Per 100,000	365.5	223.1	142.4	2.94
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Lancaster, TX	Count	68	56	12
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	185.9	153.1	32.8	1.69
	Texas	Per 100,000	361.0	217.4	143.6	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Lancaster, TX	Count	71	56	15
	Lancaster, TX	Per 100,000	202.3	159.6	42.7	1.81
	Texas	Per 100,000	360.5	217.7	142.8	2.89
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Lancaster, TX	Count	65	50	15
2005	Lancaster, TX	Count	69	52	17