Old Forge, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Old Forge, PA Summary

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

  • There were 55 total crimes committed in Old Forge in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 635.5 total crimes per 100K people in Old Forge.
  • The overall crime rate in Old Forge is -70.01% below the national average.
  • Old Forge ranks #430 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Old Forge ranks #2,842 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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Old Forge Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Old Forge is 635.5 per 100,000 people. That's -70.01% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -62.18% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Old Forge
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 55 635.5 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 1 11.6 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 11 127.1 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 12 138.7 245.6 359.0
Burglary 5 57.8 116.7 229.0
Larceny 33 381.3 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 5 57.8 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 43 496.9 1,435.0 1,760.0

Old Forge 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 Old Forge

12
Violent Crimes
138.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-61.37%
Below The National Average
  • There were 12 violent crimes in Old Forge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Old Forge is 138.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 721.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Old Forge each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -61.37% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -43.54% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Old Forge

43
Property Crimes
496.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-71.77%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 property crimes in Old Forge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Old Forge is 496.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 201.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Old Forge each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -71.77% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -65.37% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Old Forge

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
Kingston, PA 14,233 227 1,594.9 1,454.4 140.5
Pittston, PA 7,657 43 561.6 496.3 65.3
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
Duryea, PA 5,089 35 687.8 491.3 196.5

Old Forge SnackAbility

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