Somerset Metro Area, PA Crime


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The crime rate in Somerset, PA Metro Area is lower than the national average, according to recent statistics. With a violent crime rate of 8.38125 per 1,000 residents, it is significantly lower than the US average of 22.7. The property crime rate in Somerset is also lower than the national average, with 10.86875 incidents per 1,000 residents compared to the US average of 35.4. This is encouraging news for the residents of Somerset, who can feel relatively safe in their community. However, it is important to note that even though the crime rate is lower, there is still room for improvement and the community should continue to work towards making Somerset an even safer place to live.

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

Somerset Metro Area violent crime is 8.4. (The US average is 22.7)
Somerset Metro Area property crime is 10.9. (The US average is 35.4)


NOTE: The city of Somerset, Pennsylvania does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Frederick, Maryland. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Frederick, Pennsylvania. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.
 Violent Crimes  - Murder  Rape  Robbery  Assault
 Property Crimes  - Burglary  Larceny  Auto Theft
Somerset, PA Crime History
*Closest City
Year Violent Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Burglary Larceny Auto
2007186.7031.162.293.32364.74201882.462.2
2008439.815.747.1125.7251.33424.4534.12796.194.3
2009269.2031.7110.8126.72913.2459.22248.3205.8
2010222.4015.947.7158.93193.55722510.3111.2
2011397031.8111.2254.12842.6555.82159.8127
2012319.6047.932239.72716.5511.32189.216
2013113.7000113.72778.7471.22258.748.7
2014245.4016.449.1179.92813.7523.52110.3179.9
2015214.9016.516.5181.82083562.11438.382.7
201683.50016.766.81854.6233.91570.650.1
2017151.416.816.833.684.11345.7117.71177.550.5
2018271.2033.933.9203.41678.3254.31356.267.8

   Crime in Nearby Cities
City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
Somerset, PA271.21,678.36,42842018
Indian Lake, PA0.00.038882018
Boswell, PA0.00.01,25592013
Jennerstown, PA0.0153.4683102018
Hooversville, PA332.8332.8629102018
Rockwood, PA0.00.0830112018
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City Violent
per 100k
Property
per 100k
Pop. Miles Data
Year
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Harrisonburg, VA205.91,698.950,5241102019
Youngstown, OH665.83,554.664,6691132018
Lower Paxton, PA176.51,349.044,9491192018
Canton, OH1,398.75,292.379,5751352019

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