The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Quarryville, PA

Quarryville is a borough of 12,400 in Lancaster County, about 14 miles southeast of downtown Lancaster · Updated November 2026

Is Quarryville, PA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Quarryville: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Quarryville grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 945 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

84% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Quarryville as a whole, and 16% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Quarryville scores 945.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 941 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 951 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Quarryville

Map of Quarryville shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Quarryville, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Quarryville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Quarryville

Thefts and simple assaults both run low. In Quarryville, each runs at less than half the US rate: 4.0 thefts and 3.1 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 9.7 nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of Quarryville

Every part of Quarryville where people live grades A or B on the national scale.

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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within Quarryville, the southwest side has the least crime and the center the most.


Crime rates and types in Quarryville

CrimeGrade™ estimates Quarryville has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 71% less than the US as a whole and 62% less than Pennsylvania.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft makes up about 37% of crime reported in Quarryville. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeB+60.500.38
RobberyA+under 10.050.62
AssaultA+463.712.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+90.732.4
TheftA494.013.1
Vehicle theftA+50.382.7
ArsonA+10.080.12
VandalismA+171.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


How Quarryville compares with nearby cities

Of the 5 cities closest to Quarryville, 4 have less crime. Drumore and Kirkwood have the least.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
QuarryvilleA+945A+A+12,400
New Providence 4 milesA+935AA+6,090
Kirkwood 5 milesA+959A+A+3,010
Strasburg 6 milesA+958A+A+6,830
Drumore 7 milesA+967A+A+1,030
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Christiana 7 milesA+951A+A+4,500

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Quarryville. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Quarryville is safer than 74% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
QuarryvilleA+945A+A+12,400
La Pine, ORA+951A+A+12,400
Salem, INA+936A+A+12,400
Jefferson Hills, PAA923AA+12,400
Hailey, IDA913AA+12,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Eagle Point, ORA899AA12,400
Lakeland Highlands, FLA892AA12,400
Archdale, NCA874AA12,400
Canyon Lake, CAA-845AA-12,400
Calimesa, CAA-814AB+12,400
Conley, GAC425C-B-12,400

Night lighting, empty homes and walkability in Quarryville

Two things set Quarryville apart: it has 32% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 2.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and they run low here.

Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.32% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 93% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 90% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft and assault. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 77% of US city residents
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Quarryville: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.5% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 75% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 72% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of Quarryville on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.


What crime costs Quarryville

Crime costs Quarryville about $463 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 62% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $7.0 million a year, or $565 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$400,000$32
Rape$380,000$30
Robbery$20,000$2
Assault$490,000$39
Burglary$82,000$7
Theft$250,000$20
Vehicle theft$72,000$6
Arson$25,000$2
Vandalism$120,000$10
Total$1.8 million$148

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Quarryville means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Quarryville is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Quarryville

Schools in Quarryville, PA average a SchoolGrade of B: 51% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Quarryville on SchoolGrade