The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Red Lion, PA
Red Lion is a borough of 22,700 in York County, about 7 miles southeast of downtown York · Updated November 2026
Is Red Lion, PA safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Red Lion has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 79% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 934 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Red Lion as a whole, and 21% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Red Lion scores 934.
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.
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 Red Lion, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Red Lion, 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 Red Lion
Aggravated assaults happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Red Lion, 98% of reported aggravated assaults happen on streets and sidewalks, against 21% nationally.
Thefts are uncommon. Red Lion has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Red Lion
Every part of Red Lion where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Red Lion run from A+ to A-; 97% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Red Lion, the northeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Red Lion
CrimeGrade™ estimates Red Lion has about 9.6 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 74% less than the US as a whole and 66% 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 43% of crime reported in Red Lion. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does far more harm.
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.
Where and when crime happens in Red Lion
The State Police (York County) polices Red Lion, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 95% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (95%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Stores and businesses (67%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Streets and sidewalks (98%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Red Lion compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Red Lion, 4 have less crime. Felton and Jacobus have the least.
Two things set Red Lion apart: it has 19 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 3.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and robbery, and theft runs low here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.19 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 89% 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.3.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 87% 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. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (10 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 78% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 78% of US city residents
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.76% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 74% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 72% of US city residents
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 Red Lion
Crime costs Red Lion about $315 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 74% 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 $11 million a year, or $474 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$570,000
$25
Rape
$150,000
$7
Robbery
$52,000
$2
Assault
$1.1 million
$49
Burglary
$76,000
$3
Theft
$480,000
$21
Vehicle theft
$110,000
$5
Arson
$17,000
$1
Vandalism
$250,000
$11
Total
$2.8 million
$124
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 Red Lion 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. Red Lion 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
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.
Schools in Red Lion, PA average a SchoolGrade of B-: 50% of students test proficient, against 52% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Red Lion on SchoolGrade
