Catasauqua, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Catasauqua, PA Summary

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

  • There were 155 total crimes committed in Catasauqua the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,341.7 total crimes per 100K people in Catasauqua.
  • The overall crime rate in Catasauqua is 0.75% above the national average.
  • Catasauqua ranks #311 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Catasauqua ranks #7,219 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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Catasauqua Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Catasauqua is 2,341.7 per 100,000 people. That's 0.75% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 15.15% higher than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Catasauqua
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 155 2,341.7 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 18 271.9 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 17 256.8 389.5 369.8
Burglary 25 377.7 248.6 269.8
Larceny 102 1,541.0 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 11 166.2 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 138 2,084.9 1,644.1 1,954.4

Catasauqua 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 Catasauqua

17
Violent Crimes
256.8
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-30.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 17 violent crimes in Catasauqua in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Catasauqua is 256.8 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 389.4 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Catasauqua each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -30.55% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -34.06% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Catasauqua

138
Property Crimes
2,084.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
6.68%
Above The National Average
  • There were 138 property crimes in Catasauqua in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Catasauqua is 2,084.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 48.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Catasauqua each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 6.68% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 26.81% higher than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Catasauqua

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Allentown, PA 121,855 3,857 3,165.2 2,674.5 490.7
Wilson, PA 8,192 129 1,574.7 1,428.2 146.5
Nazareth, PA 5,717 73 1,276.9 1,241.9 35.0
Bangor, PA 5,234 63 1,203.7 840.7 363.0

Catasauqua SnackAbility

6
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
8
Diversity
7
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8.5
Commute
8
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