Blair County, PA Crime

Blair, PA County has a lower rate of both violent and property crime compared to the national average. Violent crime in Blair, PA County is 11.5 while the US average is 22.7 and property crime in Blair, PA County is 22.8 while the US average is 35.4. This indicates that on both measures, Blair, PA County is safer than much of the rest of the country. Residents of Blair, PA County can feel secure knowing that their community has comparatively low rates of crime.

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

Blair County violent crime is 11.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Blair County property crime is 22.8. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Blair, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Lower Paxton, Pennsylvania. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Lower Paxton, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Altoona, PA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	379.9	2	27.7	140.5	209.7	3331.8	736	2405.8	189.9
2001	419.8	4	68.6	145.3	201.8	3731.7	908.2	2647.9	175.6
2002	355.8	4	40.2	148.8	162.8	3781.6	1085.6	2448.7	247.3
2003	320.9	2.1	49.4	139.9	129.6	2921.3	734.4	2022.3	164.6
2004	332.4	4.2	51.9	133	143.3	3005.9	860	1952.7	193.2
2005	388.1	10.4	54.3	144	179.5	3449.4	966.2	2330.9	152.3
2006	518.9	0	67.8	177.9	273.2	3181	929.7	2067	184.3
2007	394.8	2.1	42.9	165.2	184.5	2827.8	918.3	1767.9	141.6
2008	395.8	4.3	28.1	144.9	218.4	2634.3	798.1	1715.1	121.1
2009	369.1	2.2	43.7	93.9	229.3	2127	567.8	1434.7	124.5
2010	361.4	0	62.8	110.4	188.3	2049.2	636.2	1333	80.1
2011	307.7	0	56	83.9	167.9	2345.7	647.8	1603.3	94.7
2012	351.3	4.3	66.8	69	211.2	1946	487	1381.3	77.6
2013	284.1	4.3	54.2	62.9	162.7	2245	561.8	1589.9	93.3
2014	348.1	2.2	83.2	70.1	192.7	1948.5	455.4	1440.6	52.5
2015	301.9	2.2	57.3	57.3	185.1	1970.1	401.1	1476.5	92.6
2016	345.5	2.2	50.9	81.9	210.4	1818.1	374.2	1370.7	73.1
2017	270.5	0	74.4	69.9	126.2	2069.2	376.4	1595.8	96.9
2018	376.4	6.8	152.8	61.6	155.1	1564.8	428.8	1058.4	77.6
2019	607.9	0	191.1	50.7	366.1	1554.3	327	1107.6	119.7

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Altoona, PA	607.9	1,554.3	45,158	2	2019
Logan township (Blair County), PA	129.4	1,108.1	11,949	4	2018
Hollidaysburg, PA	312.3	295.0	5,330	4	2018
Duncansville, PA	86.1	516.4	1,195	5	2019
Allegheny township (Blair County), PA	337.8	1,750.6	6,903	6	2019
Blair, PA	133.3	777.8	4,781	6	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Lower Paxton, PA	176.5	1,349.0	44,949	84	2018
Frederick, MD	405.3	1,867.7	60,686	89	2019
Leesburg, VA	183.9	1,027.7	33,651	105	2019
Lancaster, PA	701.1	2,643.9	60,155	114	2018
Youngstown, OH	665.8	3,554.6	64,669	126	2018
Reading, PA	702.0	2,242.7	81,168	129	2018

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