Mercer County, PA Crime


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Mercer, PA County has a relatively low rate of violent crime and property crime compared to the US average. Specifically, the violent crime rate in Mercer County is 15 per 100,000 people which is 6.7 lower than the US average of 22.7 per 100,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Mercer County is 24 per 100,000 people which is 11 lower than the US average of 35.4 per 100,000 people. This suggests that Mercer County has a significantly lower rate of both violent and property crimes compared to other places in the United States.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Mercer County violent crime is 15.0. (The US average is 22.7)
Mercer County property crime is 24.0. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Mercer, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Youngstown, Ohio. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Youngstown, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Jefferson township (Mercer County), PA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
200800000303.386.7216.60
200900000697.8305.3348.943.6
201000000302.4259.243.20
20115300053901.4265.1636.30
201200000534.2106.8427.40
2013107.4000107.4859.3214.8590.853.7
201453.3053.300639.3106.6426.2106.6
201553.100053.1530.8371.5159.20
201600000480266.7213.30
201700000108.354.254.20
201800000437.4273.41640

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Jefferson township (Mercer County), PA0.0437.41,87512018
Hermitage, PA122.33,200.115,95862018
Pymatuning, PA359.81,243.03,64462019
Sharpsville, PA342.21,295.54,05982019
Sharon, PA494.13,147.314,72192018
Hempfield township (Mercer County), PA581.12,490.33,75592018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Youngstown, OH665.83,554.664,669202018
Millcreek township (Erie County), PA256.41,055.752,770582018
Erie, PA496.71,896.0102,111602019
Canton, OH1,398.75,292.379,575622019
Parma, OH143.0969.178,968732019
Elyria, OH254.61,711.754,857922019

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