Old Forge, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

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 October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Old Forge:

  • There were 43 total crimes committed in Old Forge the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 544.9 total crimes per 100K people in Old Forge.
  • The overall crime rate in Old Forge is -76.55% below the national average.
  • Old Forge ranks #123 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Old Forge ranks #1,997 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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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 544.9 per 100,000 people. That's -76.55% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -73.20% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Old Forge
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 43 544.9 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 8 101.4 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 7 88.7 389.5 369.8
Burglary 2 25.3 248.6 269.8
Larceny 31 392.9 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 12.7 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 36 456.2 1,644.1 1,954.4

Old Forge 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 Old Forge

7
Violent Crimes
88.7
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.01%
Below The National Average
  • There were 7 violent crimes in Old Forge in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Old Forge is 88.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,127.3 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Old Forge each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.01% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -77.23% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Old Forge

36
Property Crimes
456.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-76.66%
Below The National Average
  • There were 36 property crimes in Old Forge in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Old Forge is 456.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 219.2 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 -76.66% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -72.25% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 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 75,798 1,591 2,099.0 1,690.0 409.0
Dickson, TN 16,154 502 3,107.6 2,377.1 730.5
Kingston, PA 14,232 219 1,538.8 1,454.5 84.3
Avoca, PA 2,516 12 476.9 437.2 39.7

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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