Lancaster County, PA - You've Been Mapped!

SpotCrime is now mapping crime in Lancaster County, PA!



Lancaster County holds the city of Lancaster and is known to many as Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Be careful pronouncing the county and city name while in Lancaster - the locals will be able to tell you are from out of town if you pronounce Lancaster the usual American pronunciation of 'lan-kast-er' instead of the local way of 'lank-iss-ter'.

Lancaster County is located in central PA near Harrisburg and York. It's population is over half a million people and holds Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pepperidge Farms, Dutch Wonderland, and the Corporate Headquarters of MapQuest

Did you know that the southern boundary of Pennsylvania, encompassing Lancaster County, was in dispute for years with Maryland during the 1730s? In 1767 the current Pennsylvania-Maryland border was established by the Mason-Dixon line.

SpotCrime also maps nearby cities like Harrisburg and York and is partnered with WHP-TV 21, a the local news station. WHP displays SpotCrime maps on their website for viewers. Interested in learning about crime in your Lancaster area? Check out SpotCrime or head to WHP to stay up to date on your local Lancaster-Harrisburg-York news. Stay aware, stay safe!

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