Lackawanna County, PA Crime


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Lackawanna, PA County is a relatively safe area compared to the national average. The violent crime rate in Lackawanna, PA County is 13.4 per 1,000 people which is 8.3 lower than the US average of 22.7 per 1,000 people. Similarly, the property crime rate in Lackawanna, PA County is 23.3 per 1,000 people which is 12.1 lower than the US average of 35.4 per 1,000 people. Overall, it can be concluded that Lackawanna, PA County has low rates of both violent and property crime compared to the rest of the United States.

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

Lackawanna County violent crime is 13.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Lackawanna County property crime is 23.3. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Dickson City, PA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2001193.30032.2161.16491.6289.95879.5322.2
200296.30064.232.15776.6224.65439.7112.3
20031810049.4131.65478.8427.84705.5345.5
2004264.200115.6148.66456.4330.35862264.2
2005166.20066.599.76447.32166048.5182.8
2006284.7033.5117.21346413.3284.75961.2167.4
200767.600067.67522371.96998152.1
2010238.301734187.25122.5425.5462968.1
2013412.50066346.54091.72313794.866
2016274017.10256.95206.4188.44983.734.3
2017414.2017.334.5362.44591258.94245.886.3
2018416.60052.1364.54270.1190.94027.152.1

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Dickson City, PA416.64,270.15,79422018
Throop, PA307.5922.63,93422019
Dunmore, PA177.81,306.713,94222018
Scranton, PA1,550.61,742.076,75132019
Olyphant, PA199.0258.75,19932018
Blakely, PA96.8628.96,71842018
   Crime in Similar Size Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Scranton, PA1550.61,742.076,75132019
Bethlehem, PA273.11,689.872,349582018
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ44.3628.053,478752019
Reading, PA702.02,242.781,168782018
Wayne, NJ56.31,678.056,263802019
Plainfield, NJ379.61,591.747,143852019

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