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Lancaster-area sheriff: Part 1 crimes down about 14.7% through November 2025; robberies and some forcible offenses rose
Summary
Deputy Kit Grewpe reported 4,251 Part 1 crimes through November 2025 in the Lancaster area, a 14.72% year‑to‑date decline driven by drops in assaults, theft and burglaries even as robberies and select forcible offenses increased.
Deputy Kit Grewpe, Lancaster Sheriff Station community relations representative, told the board that Part 1 crimes in the Lancaster area totaled 4,251 through November 2025 — 3,671 inside the city and 580 in unincorporated areas — representing an overall year‑to‑date drop of 14.72%.
Grewpe walked commissioners through category totals and recent percentage changes, reporting 16 homicides inside Lancaster and seven in unincorporated areas (23 total), 282 robberies (256 in the city, 26 in unincorporated areas), 927 aggravated assaults, 567 burglaries and 1,185 grand‑theft autos. He said larceny thefts and…
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