Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area, PA Crime

The crime rate in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metro Area is lower than the US average for both violent and property crimes. Violent crime in the area is 16.6 compared to 22.7 nationally, while property crime stands at 25.4 versus 35.4 nationwide. This indicates that residents of this area have a lower risk of being victims of either type of criminal activity than those living elsewhere in the United States.

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area violent crime is 16.6. (The US average is 22.7)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre Metro Area property crime is 25.4. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: The city of Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Newark, New Jersey. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Newark, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.

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

Wyoming, PA Crime History

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Year	Violent	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2001	217.2	0	31	186.2	3506.1	403.4	2947.6	155.1
2006	163.6	0	32.7	130.9	3599.5	229.1	3337.7	32.7
2007	99.3	33.1	33.1	33.1	3311.3	364.2	2947	0
2008	133.2	0	66.6	66.6	3762.9	666	2963.7	133.2
2009	67.3	0	33.6	33.6	3600.3	437.4	2759.1	403.8
2010	234.3	0	0	234.3	3246.3	334.7	2878.2	33.5
2011	129.7	0	32.4	97.3	2659.7	356.8	2205.6	97.3
2012	162.5	0	0	162.5	3576.1	162.5	3413.5	0
2013	98.2	0	32.7	65.5	3633.4	491	3044.2	98.2
2014	459.3	0	0	459.3	3412.1	262.5	3116.8	32.8
2015	231.6	33.1	33.1	165.4	4135	430	3539.5	165.4
2016	164.6	32.9	65.8	65.8	3884.1	427.9	3291.6	164.6
2017	566.5	0	100	466.5	1866	233.3	1599.5	33.3
2018	365.7	33.2	33.2	299.2	1994.7	199.5	1795.2	0

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Wyoming, PA	365.7	1,994.7	3,083	1	2018
Laflin, PA	268.8	1,075.3	1,485	2	2012
West Pittston, PA	168.7	991.4	4,883	2	2018
Exeter borough (Luzerne County), PA	215.1	1,308.2	5,670	2	2018
Pittston, PA	208.1	1,729.7	7,710	2	2018
West Wyoming, PA	112.3	262.1	2,698	2	2018

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Newark, NJ	619	1,641.0	278,906	95	2019
Jersey City, NJ	522.7	1,903.9	233,242	100	2019
Buffalo, NY	990.7	3,245.4	257,446	191	2019
Pittsburgh, PA	578.8	3,016.1	308,609	225	2018
Cleveland, OH	1,516.6	4,467.2	397,106	304	2019
Virginia Beach, VA	129.4	1,760.7	442,784	313	2019

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