Shamokin, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Shamokin, PA Summary

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

  • There were 78 total crimes committed in Shamokin in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,153.7 total crimes per 100K people in Shamokin.
  • The overall crime rate in Shamokin is -45.56% below the national average.
  • Shamokin ranks #625 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Shamokin ranks #4,961 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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Shamokin Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Shamokin is 1,153.7 per 100,000 people. That's -45.56% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -31.35% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Shamokin
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 78 1,153.7 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 29.6 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 28 414.1 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 31 458.5 245.6 359.0
Burglary 15 221.9 116.7 229.0
Larceny 32 473.3 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 0 0.0 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 47 695.2 1,435.0 1,760.0

Shamokin 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 Shamokin

31
Violent Crimes
458.5
Violent Crimes / 100k People
27.72%
Above The National Average
  • There were 31 violent crimes in Shamokin in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Shamokin is 458.5 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 218.1 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Shamokin each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's 27.72% higher than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 86.68% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Shamokin

47
Property Crimes
695.2
Property Crimes / 100k People
-60.50%
Below The National Average
  • There were 47 property crimes in Shamokin in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Shamokin is 695.2 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 143.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Shamokin each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -60.50% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -51.56% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Shamokin

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Pottsville, PA 13,361 224 1,676.5 1,347.2 329.3
Sunbury, PA 9,485 28 295.2 242.5 52.7
Mount Carmel, PA 5,605 69 1,231.0 1,016.9 214.1
Selinsgrove, PA 5,513 16 290.2 253.9 36.3
Edgewood, PA 2,991 68 2,273.5 2,240.1 33.4

Shamokin SnackAbility

4
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
4/10
Housing
3
Affordability
8
Diversity
6
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
5
Commute
4
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