Nazareth, PA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Nazareth, PA Summary

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

  • There were 73 total crimes committed in Nazareth the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 1,276.9 total crimes per 100K people in Nazareth.
  • The overall crime rate in Nazareth is -45.06% below the national average.
  • Nazareth ranks #239 safest out of 365 cities in Pennsylvania.
  • Nazareth ranks #4,643 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.

Additional research about crime in Pennsylvania

Nazareth Vs Pennsylvania And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Nazareth is 1,276.9 per 100,000 people. That's -45.06% lower than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -37.21% lower than the Pennsylvania total crime rate of 2,033.6 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Nazareth
/ 100k People
Pennsylvania
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 73 1,276.9 2,033.6 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 7.9 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 83.9 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 35.0 264.6 268.2
Violent Crime 2 35.0 389.5 369.8
Burglary 6 105.0 248.6 269.8
Larceny 62 1,084.5 1,274.5 1,401.9
Car Theft 1 17.5 121.0 282.7
Property Crime 71 1,241.9 1,644.1 1,954.4

Nazareth 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 Nazareth

2
Violent Crimes
35.0
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-90.54%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Nazareth in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Nazareth is 35.0 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 2,858.5 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Nazareth each year. That compares to a 1 in 256.7 chance statewide.
  • That's -90.54% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -91.02% lower than the Pennsylvania violent crime rate of 389.5 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Nazareth

71
Property Crimes
1,241.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-36.46%
Below The National Average
  • There were 71 property crimes in Nazareth in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Nazareth is 1,241.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 80.5 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Nazareth each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -36.46% lower than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -24.46% lower than the Pennsylvania property crime rate of 1,644.1 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Nazareth

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Wilson, PA 8,192 129 1,574.7 1,428.2 146.5
Catasauqua, PA 6,619 155 2,341.7 2,084.9 256.8

Nazareth SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
5/10
Housing
8
Affordability
5
Diversity
4
Safety
N/A
Amenities
8.5
Education
8
Commute
8
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