| | Pottsville, PA | Aaronsburg (Centre County), PA | United States |
| | 20.7 | 9.1 | 22.7 |
| | 31.5 | 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 Pottsville, Pennsylvania | Crime Index |
| Morea, PA | |
| New Boston, PA | |
| Gilberton, PA | 6.3 |
| Port Carbon, PA | 6.4 |
| Grier City, PA | 8.0 |
| Ringtown, PA | 8.1 |
| Tower City, PA | 8.2 |
| New Philadelphia, PA | 9.7 |
| Coaldale, PA | 9.8 |
| Muir, PA | 10.6 |