Wilson, PA Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Wilson, PA Summary

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

  • There were 137 total crimes committed in Wilson in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,691.4 total crimes per 100K people in Wilson.
  • The overall crime rate in Wilson is -20.19% below the national average.
  • Wilson ranks #745 safest out of 880 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Wilson ranks #6,542 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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Wilson Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Wilson is 1,691.4 per 100,000 people. That's -20.19% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and 0.64% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 1,680.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Wilson
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 137 1,691.4 1,680.6 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.0 5.0
Robbery 2 24.7 51.4 61.0
Aggravated Assault 4 49.4 161.4 256.0
Violent Crime 8 98.8 245.6 359.0
Burglary 11 135.8 116.7 229.0
Larceny 109 1,345.7 1,129.8 1,272.0
Car Theft 9 111.1 188.5 259.0
Property Crime 129 1,592.6 1,435.0 1,760.0

Wilson 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 Wilson

8
Violent Crimes
98.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-72.49%
Below The National Average
  • There were 8 violent crimes in Wilson in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Wilson is 98.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,012.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Wilson each year. That compares to a 1 in 407.1 chance statewide.
  • That's -72.49% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -59.79% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 245.6 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Wilson

129
Property Crimes
1,592.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
-9.51%
Below The National Average
  • There were 129 property crimes in Wilson in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Wilson is 1,592.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 62.8 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Wilson each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -9.51% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And 10.98% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,435.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Wilson

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Easton, PA 30,064 417 1,387.0 1,190.8 196.2
Phillipsburg, NJ 15,363 297 1,933.2 1,777.0 156.2
Emmaus, PA 12,146 115 946.8 872.7 74.1
Northampton, PA 10,414 41 393.7 364.9 28.8
Middletown, PA 9,629 75 778.9 529.7 249.2
Washington, NJ 7,353 54 734.4 693.6 40.8
Catasauqua, PA 6,455 87 1,347.8 1,192.9 154.9
Nazareth, PA 5,717 73 1,276.9 1,241.9 35.0
Bangor, PA 5,109 58 1,135.3 802.5 332.7

Wilson SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
9.5
Safety
N/A
Amenities
9
Education
8
Commute
4
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