2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Jamestown, NY vs Scranton, PA

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Highlights
- Scranton has 63% less violent crime than Jamestown.
- Scranton has 24% less property crime than Jamestown.
 Jamestown, NYScranton, PAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock13.422.7
 Property Crime50.7  Unlock35.4

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

Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Jamestown, New YorkCrime Index
 Frewsburg, NY11.5
 Jamestown West, NY11.65
 Sinclairville, NY12.75
 Kennedy, NY12.85
 Cassadaga, NY13.25
 Lakewood, NY14.2
 Panama, NY14.3
 Sunset Bay, NY14.7
 Mayville, NY14.85
 Falconer, NY15.2

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