Somerset, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Somerset, PA Summary

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

  • There were 47 total crimes committed in Somerset in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 803.1 total crimes per 100K people in Somerset.
  • The overall crime rate in Somerset is -62.10% below the national average.
  • Somerset ranks #518 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Somerset ranks #3,613 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.

Additional research about crime in Pennsylvania

Somerset Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Somerset is 803.1 per 100,000 people. That's -62.10% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -52.21% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Somerset
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 47 803.1 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 21 358.9 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 21 358.9 245.6 359.0
Burglary 5 85.4 116.7 229.0
Larceny 20 341.8 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 17.1 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 26 444.3 1,435.0 1,760.0

Somerset 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 Somerset

21
Violent Crimes
358.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-0.04%
Below The National Average
  • There were 21 violent crimes in Somerset in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Somerset is 358.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 278.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Somerset each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -0.04% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 46.11% higher than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Somerset

26
Property Crimes
444.3
Property Crimes / 100k People
-74.76%
Below The National Average
  • There were 26 property crimes in Somerset in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Somerset is 444.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 225.1 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Somerset each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -74.76% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -69.04% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Somerset

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Plum, PA 26,145 56 214.2 153.0 61.2
Indiana, PA 14,378 123 855.5 772.0 83.5
Bel Air, MD 10,422 234 2,245.3 2,005.4 239.9
Jeannette, PA 8,534 99 1,160.1 609.3 550.7
Hollidaysburg, PA 5,463 35 640.7 549.1 91.5
Turtle Creek, PA 4,870 3 61.6 41.1 20.5

Somerset SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
4
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
7
Commute
9
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