Crime in Altoona Metro Area, Pennsylvania

The crime rate in Altoona, PA Metro Area is below the national average. The violent crime rate is 14.1 compared to the US average of 22.7, and the property crime rate is 23.3 compared to 35.4 for America as a whole. This low level of criminal activity makes Altoona a safe place to live and work in the region relative to other cities across the country. There are also a number of initiatives focused on reducing the amount of crime further, making Altoona an even safer city in the years to come.

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

Altoona Metro Area violent crime is 14.1. (The US average is 22.7)

Altoona Metro Area property crime is 23.3. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Altoona, 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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