Allentown, PA Crime Statistics For 2022

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Allentown is 2,669.6 per 100,000 people. That's 13.79% higher than the national rate of 2,346.0 per 100,000 people and 31.27% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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• You have a 1 in 258.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Allentown each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Allentown is 386.5 per 100,000 people.
• That's -0.33% lower than the national rate of 387.8 per 100,000 people.
• -0.77% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 43.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Allentown each year. That compares to a 1 in 51.1 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Allentown is 2,283.0 per 100,000 people.
• That's 16.59% higher than the national rate of 1,958.2 per 100,000 people.
• And 38.86% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.