The crime rate in Lewisberry is considerably higher than the national average across all communities in America from the largest to the smallest, although at 8 crimes per one thousand residents, it is not among the communities with the very highest crime rate. The chance of becoming a victim of either violent or property crime in Lewisberry is 1 in 126. Based on FBI crime data, Lewisberry is not one of the safest communities in America. Relative to Pennsylvania, Lewisberry has a crime rate that is higher than 78% of the state's cities and towns of all sizes.

Separately, it is always interesting and important to compare a borough's crime rate with those of similarly sized communities - a fair comparison as larger cities tend to have more crime. NeighborhoodScout has done just that. With a population of 379, Lewisberry has a combined rate of violent and property crime that is very high compared to other places of similar population size. Regardless of whether Lewisberry does well or poorly compared to all other cities and towns in the US of all sizes, compared to places with a similar population, it fares badly. Few other communities of this size have a crime rate as high as Lewisberry.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Lewisberry does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Lewisberry.

Importantly, our analysis shows that Lewisberry has one of the lowest violent crime rates in all of America, across cities and towns of all sizes. Murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault happen far less frequently here than in most places. Your chance of becoming a victim? Just one in 10000. Lewisberry's violent crime rate is just 0 per 1,000 residents.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Lewisberry; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 8 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.