Carbondale, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Carbondale, PA Summary

Crime in Carbondale research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Carbondale 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 Carbondale:

  • There were 48 total crimes committed in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 405.1 total crimes per 100K people in Carbondale.
  • The overall crime rate in Carbondale is -80.88% below the national average.
  • Carbondale ranks #293 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Carbondale ranks #1,745 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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Carbondale Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Carbondale is 405.1 per 100,000 people. That's -80.88% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -75.90% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Carbondale
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 48 405.1 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 1 8.4 5.0 5.0
Robbery 3 25.3 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 7 59.1 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 101.3 245.6 359.0
Burglary 5 42.2 116.7 229.0
Larceny 31 261.6 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 36 303.8 1,435.0 1,760.0

Carbondale 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 Carbondale

12
Violent Crimes
101.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-71.79%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Carbondale is 101.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 987.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -71.79% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -58.77% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Carbondale

36
Property Crimes
303.8
Property Crimes / 100k People
-82.74%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Carbondale in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Carbondale is 303.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 329.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Carbondale each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -82.74% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -78.83% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Carbondale

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Scranton, PA 75,683 1,231 1,626.5 1,345.1 281.4
Dickson, TN 16,980 474 2,791.5 2,326.3 465.3
Old Forge, PA 8,654 55 635.5 496.9 138.7
Archbald, PA 7,509 45 599.3 466.1 133.2
Blakely, PA 6,654 57 856.6 676.3 180.3
Clarks Summit, PA 6,569 34 517.6 471.9 45.7
Moosic, PA 5,994 86 1,434.8 951.0 483.8
Olyphant, PA 5,382 22 408.8 371.6 37.2

Carbondale SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
6
Commute
8.5
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