| | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Silver Springs Shores, FL | United States |
| | 22.8 | 28.1 | 22.7 |
| | 46.3 | 50.6 | 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 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | Crime Index |
| Misericordia University, PA | |
| Laceyville, PA | 6.3 |
| Mayfield, PA | 6.3 |
| Conyngham, PA | 9.1 |
| Olyphant, PA | 9.2 |
| Clarks Summit, PA | 9.8 |
| Chase, PA | 10.4 |
| Beech Mountain Lakes, PA | 10.7 |
| Waverly, PA | 10.9 |
| Mount Cobb, PA | 10.9 |