Bangor, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Bangor, PA Summary

Crime in Bangor research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Bangor over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Bangor:

  • There were 58 total crimes committed in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,135.3 total crimes per 100K people in Bangor.
  • The overall crime rate in Bangor is -46.43% below the national average.
  • Bangor ranks #621 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Bangor ranks #4,903 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is 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 per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

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Bangor Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Bangor is 1,135.3 per 100,000 people. That's -46.43% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -32.45% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Bangor
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 58 1,135.3 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 19.6 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 16 313.2 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 17 332.7 245.6 359.0
Burglary 5 97.9 116.7 229.0
Larceny 34 665.5 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 2 39.1 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 41 802.5 1,435.0 1,760.0

Bangor Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Bangor

17
Violent Crimes
332.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-7.31%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Bangor is 332.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 300.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -7.31% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.48% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Bangor

41
Property Crimes
802.5
Property Crimes / 100k People
-54.40%
Below The National Average
  • There were 41 property crimes in Bangor in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Bangor is 802.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 124.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Bangor each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -54.40% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -44.08% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Bangor

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Northampton, PA 10,414 41 393.7 364.9 28.8
Middletown, PA 9,629 75 778.9 529.7 249.2
Wilson, PA 8,100 137 1,691.4 1,592.6 98.8
Washington, NJ 7,353 54 734.4 693.6 40.8
Catasauqua, PA 6,455 87 1,347.8 1,192.9 154.9
Nazareth, PA 5,717 73 1,276.9 1,241.9 35.0

Bangor SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
7/10
Housing
7
Affordability
6
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
5
Commute
4
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