Swarthmore, PA Crime Statistics For 2020

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Swarthmore is 590.5 per 100,000 people. That's -77.01% lower than the national rate of 2,568.4 per 100,000 people and -67.12% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,795.9 per 100,000 people.

Note: Because the rates of crime are 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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• You have a 1 in 1,566.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Swarthmore each year. That compares to a 1 in 326.8 chance statewide.
• The violent crime rate in Swarthmore is 63.8 per 100,000 people.
• That's -82.70% lower than the national rate of 368.9 per 100,000 people.
• -79.14% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 306.0 per 100,000 people.

• You have a 1 in 189.9 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Swarthmore each year. That compares to a 1 in 45.5 chance nationally.
• The property crime rate in Swarthmore is 526.7 per 100,000 people.
• That's -76.06% lower than the national rate of 2,199.5 per 100,000 people.
• And -64.65% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,489.9 per 100,000 people.