Hanover, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Hanover, PA Summary

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

  • There were 398 total crimes committed in Hanover the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,533.9 total crimes per 100K people in Hanover.
  • The overall crime rate in Hanover is 9.02% above the national average.
  • Hanover ranks #319 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Hanover ranks #7,536 safest out of 9,869 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 doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Hanover Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Hanover is 2,533.9 per 100,000 people. That's 9.02% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 24.60% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Hanover
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 398 2,533.9 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 14 89.1 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 31 197.4 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 47 299.2 389.5 369.8
Burglary 35 222.8 248.6 269.8
Larceny 304 1,935.4 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 6 38.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 351 2,234.7 1,644.1 1,954.4

Hanover Crime Compared To Pennsylvania Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Pennsylvania.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Hanover

47
Violent Crimes
299.2
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-19.08%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 violent crimes in Hanover in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Hanover is 299.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 334.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hanover each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -19.08% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -23.18% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Hanover

351
Property Crimes
2,234.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
14.34%
Above The National Average
  • There were 351 property crimes in Hanover in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Hanover is 2,234.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 44.7 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Hanover each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 14.34% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 35.92% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Hanover

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
York, PA 44,901 1,468 3,269.4 2,559.0 710.5
Westminster, MD 20,165 491 2,434.9 1,973.7 461.2
Taneytown, MD 6,824 63 923.2 762.0 161.2
Hampstead, MD 6,342 64 1,009.1 851.5 157.7
Bonneauville, PA 1,838 4 217.6 163.2 54.4

Hanover SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
6
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