| | Mechanicsburg, PA | Aaronsburg (Centre County), PA | United States |
| | 9.8 | 9.1 | 22.7 |
| | 28.1 | 16.2 | 35.4 |
The Crime Indices range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime). Our crime rates are based on FBI data.
Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims.
| Cities with the Least Crime Near Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Crime Index |
| Carlisle Barracks, PA | |
| Royalton, PA | 6.9 |
| Shiremanstown, PA | 7.8 |
| Messiah College, PA | 9.5 |
| Camp Hill, PA | 10.8 |
| Boiling Springs, PA | 12.0 |
| Shippensburg University, PA | 12.2 |
| Newburg, PA | 12.5 |
| Gratz, PA | 13.2 |
| Skyline View, PA | 13.6 |