Palmyra, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Palmyra, PA Summary

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

  • There were 70 total crimes committed in Palmyra the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 907.4 total crimes per 100K people in Palmyra.
  • The overall crime rate in Palmyra is -60.96% below the national average.
  • Palmyra ranks #197 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Palmyra ranks #3,424 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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Palmyra Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Palmyra is 907.4 per 100,000 people. That's -60.96% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -55.38% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Palmyra
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 70 907.4 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 6 77.8 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 6 77.8 389.5 369.8
Burglary 2 25.9 248.6 269.8
Larceny 61 790.8 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 13.0 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 64 829.7 1,644.1 1,954.4

Palmyra 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 Palmyra

6
Violent Crimes
77.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-78.97%
Below The National Average
  • There were 6 violent crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Palmyra is 77.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,285.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -78.97% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -80.03% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Palmyra

64
Property Crimes
829.7
Property Crimes / 100k People
-57.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 64 property crimes in Palmyra in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Palmyra is 829.7 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 120.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Palmyra each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -57.55% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -49.54% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Palmyra

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Fredericksburg, TX 11,348 130 1,145.6 987.0 158.6
Camp Hill, PA 8,203 77 938.7 889.9 48.8
New Cumberland, PA 7,588 63 830.3 764.4 65.9
Cleona, PA 2,221 11 495.3 495.3 0.0

Palmyra SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
7
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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